Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
Defendants use laches, an ancient equitable doctrine, as an affirmative defense in patent infringement suits. Laches applies when a patent owner, referred to as the patentee, unreasonably delays in filing suit against the alleged infringing defendant. Defendants in...
Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from government encroachment on speech. The First Amendment also protects the right to form political parties. States are permitted, however, to regulate elections by enacting “reasonable regulations of...
Apr 20, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
In 2015, the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) computer systems suffered a series of devastating cyber attacks that uncovered roughly 21.5 million federal employees’ personal information. The breaches—attributed to Chinese hackers—resulted in the exposure of...
Apr 18, 2017 | Online Edition
PDF I. INTRODUCTION There is a revolution happening in the world of legal operations. The profession is gaining traction and visibility, and is even often being offered a seat at the table with the legal department leadership.[1] Corporate legal departments are...
