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Functional Claiming Under U.S. Patent Law
Functional claim limitations can be useful for providing robust patent coverage, protecting what has been invented as well as variations therein. Patents employing such limitations can be useful for developing...Read more
Eric Curtin
Attorney, Crawford Maunu PLLC, USA
Braden Katterheinrich
Senior Patent Attorney, Seagate Technology, USA
Shane Sondreal
Attorney at Law, Crawford Maunu PLLC, USA
Negotiating Cloud Agreements in the Broker Space - The Role of the Cloud Service Distributor
Prior to 2000 most enterprises purchased, housed and maintained a variety of costly on-premise hardware, software and personnel required to run many of the essential elements of their business (e.g.,...Read more
Rich English
Of Counsel, Slater Law Group, USA
Why it's Important to Have an Effective Compliance Management System in Place
Never before has regulatory compliance been a more important part of your business. Since the financial crisis of 2008, regulations like the Dodd-Frank Act have not only raised the compliance...Read more
Paul Martin
Director Compliance and Strategic Initiatives, United Lender Services, USA
Regulatory Impediments toward Commerce & Expatriation
This paper focuses on expatriation challenges faced by multinationals. We will discuss a variety of regulations and their associated costs. While we will address various trade topics, key conclusions for...Read more
Robert Freedlander
Director of Finance, Fluor Corporation, USA
Advocacy or Antitrust? Competitive Engagement and Political Advocacy Under the First Amendment
Fierce business competitors have to step lightly to avoid liability under expansive American antitrust law and Anglo-American ‘commercial interference’ torts. However, both federal and state courts have increasingly interpreted the...Read more
Ramsin Canon
Senior Vice President & Director Legal Services, Saint Consulting Group , USA
Recent Patent Legislation and Court Decisions in the United States: Impact on Validity of Patents and on Obtaining, Licensing, and Enforcing Patents
The United States (US) Congress passed the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011, enacting the broadest changes in US patent law in over six decades. The US Supreme Court has...Read more
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Chris Paschall
Licensing Manager, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Business for the Rule of Law 
I will start with a bold statement; I think the law is one of the most fantastic, wondrous achievements in the history of human civilization! Even lawyers often don’t recognize...Read more
Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Understanding and Negotiating Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreements
Software as a Service or SaaS is an important and growing segment of the commercial software market. Software as a Service can be viewed as a subcategory of the somewhat...Read more
Justin Nelsen
Vice President, Managing Assistant General Counsel, CA, Inc., dba CA Technologies, USA
Bringing Fairness to FCPA Settlements: Protecting the Corporate Form through Respondeat Inferior Subsidiary Liability
The 2012 United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) resource guide to the FCPA (Guide) suggests two theories for imposing liability on an issuer for...Read more
Peter Manda
Attorney, Peter Manda, Esq., USA
Global Compliance Training by a U.S. In-House Lawyer: Dealing with the 'Ugly American' Challenge
In the late 1950s Eugene Burdick and William Lederer penned a novel titled the Ugly American. The book became an instant best seller and a half decade later was...Read more
Rob Lindquist
Chief Compliance Officer, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, USA