Patent Filers: No More Swearing, says IP Law Expert Yon Sohn
Patent-intensive businesses may find that when the clock strikes midnight on March 16, their R&D investment may turn into a pumpkin.
LBJ v. Coke Stevenson: Case Changed History and Defined “Lawyering”
During three furious weeks in September 1948, lawyers for LBJ and former governor Coke Stevenson waged a historic legal battle. They sought and obtained successive, trumping injunctions in state and federal courts until finally a U.S. Supreme Court justice ended the matter by entering an unusual stay that ensured Johnson’s victory. The story is intrinsically interesting with LBJ at the center. But the litigation provides a useful case study or illustration of “lawyering.”
Texas is Climbing the Nanotech Charts
Texas has the potential to emerge as a leading epicenter for the U.S., and perhaps the world, especially in the areas of energy, specialty chemicals and medicine. The state's leadership position is further strengthened with last week's announcement of Dallas as a new satellite office for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Longview Steel Cylinder Manufacturer Stands Up to China, Inc.
Haynes and Boone scores major win against China in antidumping case.
Cowboy Mentality Takes Over Independent Contractors
Texas employers who use independent contractors should be on guard as governmental agencies intend to vigorously investigate the status of workers in contingent workforce categories.
Decline In Civil Jury Trials: The Cheese Has Moved And That’s Okay
Decline in jury trials is a positive development. Our system addressing disputes is working better than ever before.
Corporate Legal Dept. and Law Firm Team to Provide Legal Services to Abused Women
ExxonMobil and Fulbright develop unique partnership through Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program.
The Thirsty Horse
Weil Gotshal Partner Sylvia Mayer points the way to a better pro bono program.
Chapter 11: Entering a New Generation
Here we are in 2011, thirty-three years after the enactment of the federal Bankruptcy Code.
The Fine Art of the Benchslap
by John Browning, Lawyer Contributor Lawyers frequently compare notes about judges, particularly those with a reputation for being tough or demanding.
Risks and Mistakes Come with the Territory: The Difficult Task of the SEC
I served as an enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office for several years in the early 2000s. Looking back with a clarity that, for me at least, comes only with hindsight, it proved to be both a fascinating and exciting time to be a federal securities enforcement lawyer. My arrival at the Commission was closely followed by the painful burst of the Internet bubble and resulting dramatic declines in virtually all of the country’s equity markets.