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Patent Demand - A Simple Path to Patent Reform
The patent system in the United States was intended to help promote the useful arts by
providing inventors of new technologies the time-limited right to exclude others from the
market in exchange...Read more

Tim Wilson
Senior IP Counsel, SAS Institute Inc., USA
Five Considerations for US Advisers Contemplating Registration in the UK

With the continuously increasing globalization of US corporations, it is to be expected
that the US investment industry would not be far behind. Based on a recent review of
51 top hedge...Read more
John Monsky
Partner and General Counsel, Oak Hill Capital Management, USA
Lynne Carreiro
Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Compliance Group, USA
Performing a Preliminary Assessment of Patentability for a New Invention: Guidelines For Non-Patent Lawyers
Having an effective technology evaluation and patenting strategy in place may be critical
to the growth of a company or to prevent a company from losing its competitive edge.
When an invention...Read more

Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Numbing the Expert Pinch: Avoiding Expert Disqualification in Construction Litigation
This is the era of the expert. Modern construction litigation is a morass of Critical Path Method schedules and other intricate details that all but cry out for expert testimony....Read more
Steve Butler
In-house Counsel, Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc, USA
The Real ID Act and the Public Administration of Global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Policies
As a former prosecutor, I understood that each crime I prosecuted had certain “elements,” which must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt in order to secure a conviction. The “elements”...Read more
Bart Bevers
Attorney, Law Offices of Bart Bevers, USA
Taking Over a Private Retail Company in Argentina
The first thing to ask. What is the rationale for an acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions are considered by bidders to achieve strategic goals like the expansion of assets, sales and...Read more

Eduardo Mariscotti
VP Human Resources Walmart US, Walmart, USA
The future of the legal advisor - impact of technology
The modern law office is an amazing place when compared to the law office of the past.
If we go back only a little way, the modern law office may well...Read more

Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Waiting for Convergence: Global Competition Law Counseling In a Changing World
Convergence, the goal of having competition laws throughout the world "converge" on a common understanding and enforcement authority, is the holy grail...Read more
Millie Calhoun
Senior Attorney, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, BP America Inc, USA
Computer Forensics on a Budget
Planning is the key to keeping computer forensics on a budget. Notwithstanding, rigid, inflexible plans that do not take into account the uniqueness of each case are useless. Therefore, the...Read more

Hyattye Simmons
General Counsel , DFW Asian American Citzens Council, USA
Regulatory Practice in U.S. Banking Organizations: Recent Trends and Current Developments
Various developments over the past two decades have dramatically changed the work of regulatory lawyers in large and complex U.S. banking organizations. These...Read more
John Wright
Assistant General Counsel, Regulation and Compliance Section, Wells Fargo, USA