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R. David Donoghue

R. David Donoghue

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Happy Holidays

R. David Donoghue

December 25, 2008 11:31

Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or just a long weekend, I hope you are enjoying the holiday season.  I plan to spend Christmas and the weekend building toys for the kids, watching bowl games and enjoying food and cheer with family and friends.  I hope that the...

New Stanford Statistics Database Confirms Common Knowledge re Litigation Trends

R. David Donoghue

December 24, 2008 11:17

The Stanford Law School launched its Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse (“IPLC”) earlier this month – click here to go to the site (registration required).  The IPLC is a  searchable database of IP lawsuit filings and outcomes since 2000, at least for...

e-Communications are e-Discoverable

R. David Donoghue

December 23, 2008 11:12

Every litigator knows that email is discoverable, and that it can be dangerous because of a tendency to be less formal in email writing.  And litigators are increasingly aware that instant messages are often archived and are likely discoverable, especially where they are used in the ordinary...

Legal Writing Tips

R. David Donoghue

December 22, 2008 10:42

Few skills are more important to litigators than legal writing.  That is especially true for IP litigators tasked with explaining complex technologies to an audience without a deep background in the technology.  Your ability to package facts and law into a...

Top 50 Internet & Digital Law Blogs

R. David Donoghue

December 19, 2008 10:31

I am a little late to this story, but before Thanksgiving the new e-Justice Blog published a list of the top 50 internet and digital law blogs -- click here for the list.  I am honored that this blog made the e-Justice list, especially when you look at the other blogs on the...