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Understanding the Eleventh Circuit's Polycarpe Decision

September 07, 2010 00:01

Recently I reported that the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Polycarpe v. E&S Landscaping Services, Inc. will lead to an increase in the number of FLSA cases filed against small businesses in Florida.  This week I will summarize Polycarpe and attempt to explain its...

Understanding the Eleventh Circuit's Polycarpe Decision

September 07, 2010 00:01

Recently I reported that the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Polycarpe v. E&S Landscaping Services, Inc. will lead to an increase in the number of FLSA cases filed against small businesses in Florida.  This week I will summarize Polycarpe and attempt to explain its...

Litigation Update: August 2010 District Court Filings

September 06, 2010 14:05

     The following cases are reported as being filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in August 2010 (source: Justia.com; PACER): Patent docket: Eon Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. Verizon clinton Center Drive Corp. (filed Aug. 23, 2010) ...

21 Names Nominated for Philadelphia Board of Property Assessment Appeals

September 06, 2010 12:10

A nominating panel submitted 21 names to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter as candidates for the Board of Property Assessment Appeals. The Mayor will review these names and select seven individuals to eventually serve on the Board, pending City Council confirmation. Under a recently enacted...

Pharma Cases Dominate New USPTO Obviousness Examination Guidelines

September 06, 2010 08:00

On September 1, 2010 the USPTO issued an update to the Obviousness Examination Guidelines that were promulgated after the Supreme Court's 2007 KSR decision. The new Guidelines are intended to supplement, not replace, the 2007 Guidelines, and extract teaching points from Federal Circuit...

The Parade of PHI Security Breaches - Providers and Insurers Beware of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Other Attorneys General

September 06, 2010 02:12

As reported previously on this blog, the requirements under the HIPAA/HITECH statutes and regulations for public disclosure of security breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) have continuously been bringing to light new breaches of PHI involving highly respected and...

9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference: September 27 - 28, 2010

September 04, 2010 18:02

Join nanotech and cleantech industry leaders for the 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference taking place September 27 - 28, 2010 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. This program will be held concurrently with the...

Jim Singer

Jim Singer
September 04, 2010 16:09

The following information is reproduced from a press release issued by the Licensing Executives Society: WASHINGTON, August 25, 2010–Over one thousand of the world’s leading intellectual property (IP), licensing and business development professionals will gather for the Licensing...

Impounding Information

Lyle Roberts
September 04, 2010 01:44

There was an interesting appellate decision last month in one of the few securities class actions to be tried to a verdict. In 2005, Thane International won a bench trail in a case concerning the company's 2002 acquisition of Reliant...

Clean IP Blog Rates Solar P’s & Q’s

Eric Lane
September 04, 2010 00:34

Justin Blows published the results of a recent study on his Clean IP blog regarding solar patent quality.  The study focuses on Australian patentees in particular but includes data from other countries as well. Blows and his colleague George Mokdsi, both of the Griffith Hack law firm, attempted to m...