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Perspective


Are we seeing a patent bubble?

Apr. 20, 2012
By Michael Leen

The dramatic rise in patent valuations reflects a fundamental perception shift in the way that patents are 'monetized.’ By Suz...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Two dozen lawyers will be investigated by State Bar discipline prosecutors for apparently lying to the bar about their continu...


Intellectual Property


Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page bobbed and weaved on the witness stand Wednesday trying to avoid questions on h...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Apr. 19, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

A roundup of recent real estate deals and the attorneys involved


Judicial Profile


John A. Kronstadt

Apr. 19, 2012
By Gabe Friedmann

Judge John Kronstadt scales mountains for fun while he seeks out new challenges in his career.


Government


Hector Pena Ramirez graduated from UCLA in 2008, worked as a researcher and social activist for a few years and then decided ...


Intellectual Property


Top Intellectual Property Attorneys

Apr. 19, 2012
By Riley Guerin


Patent infringement cases leave continuing uncertainty surrounding application of the "entire market value" rule in calculatin...


Perspective


Equitable concerns suggest that the "making available" theory is preferable to the "actual transfer" theory. By Kollin J. Zimm...


U.S. Supreme Court


A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Manhattan Beach attorney is immune from liability for work he performed as...


Government


Mortgage bills face trouble in committee

Apr. 19, 2012
By Emily Green

In a sign they lack the votes needed to pass foreclosure-reform legislation, Democratic leaders are planning an unusual proced...


Environmental


In a victory for a long-planned effort to connect downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica by rail, a state appellate court rejec...


Large Firms


Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP nabbed two intellectual property lawyers who specialize in Japan-based clients from the...


Perspective


Recent years have seen a rush to shell out breathtaking sums of money for patent portfolios. By Suzanne S. Harrison of Percipi...


Biotech firms are holding their breath now that the Supreme Court has sent Myriad back down for consideration in light ...


Civil Rights


Former state Supreme Court justice Cruz Reynoso was tapped to chair a UC Davis task force investigating an incident in which s...


Criminal


Judge shoots down public defender's petition

Apr. 19, 2012
By Jason W. Armstrong

A Superior Court judge shot down a Riverside County deputy public defender's closely watched bid to force the local sheriff's ...


Perspective


New gTLDs can be generic names in any language or script. By Katy Basile of Novak Druce + Quiff LLP ...


Entertainment & Sports


Court grants D.C. Comics documents access

Apr. 19, 2012
By Erica E.Phillips

Six years after they first materialized, the 9th Circuit granted D.C. Comics access to a package of documents that could revea...


Intellectual Property


The AIA provides seriously naunced changes to patent laws in the U.S. that require attention. By Peter Jon Gluck of Baker Host...


Labor/Employment


Will California employers have to display a poster later this month alerting workers to their rights under the National Labor ...


Government


New shield for medical marijuana debated

Apr. 19, 2012
By Ben Adlin

A bill that would expand and clarify the scope of California's medical marijuana law cleared its first legislative hurdle on T...


Judges and Judiciary


Leaders of the state's largest trial court on Tuesday announced plans for what they called "the most significant reduction of ...


Litigation


The San Diego law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has found itself in increasingly hot water with a federal judge w...


Intellectual Property


Oracle CEO testifies in case against Google

Apr. 19, 2012
By Craig Anderson

Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison acknowledged on Tuesday that he explored the idea of building a smartphone and then tried to re...


Intellectual Property



Intellectual Property


Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators

Apr. 19, 2012
By Riley Guerin


U.S. Supreme Court


High court agrees to review grey market case

Apr. 18, 2012
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave itself a second shot at clarifying whether copyrighted goods acquired legally overseas c...


Entertainment & Sports


Lawyers join forces to take on music labels

Apr. 18, 2012
By Erica E. Phillips

A coalition of lawyers have joined forces to take on the music industry's major labels, launching class action lawsuits seekin...


Perspective


Blind acceptance of the "woe as me" defense defies progress in the tax refund discussion. By Paul Heidenreich of Huskinson, Br...