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Archive for March, 2010

By Conor H. Kennedy Editorial Policy In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (“Citizens United”), the Supreme Court nullified a major provision of campaign finance legislation.  The Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) can no longer regulate the mandated disclosure, allowable sources, or contribution limits of corporations’ independent political advocacy. Prominent legal scholar Lucian Bebchuk argues that the “insiders” who manage companies are now empowered to use direct expenditures to legally entrench themselves atop publicly traded companies, their shareholders’ objections notwithstanding.  From ... Read More...
Posted On Mar - 3 - 2010 5 Comments READ FULL POST
Federal Circuit Rules for Crocs on Appeal in ITC Patent Dispute By Sharona Hakimi – Edited by Steven Primeaux Crocs, Inc. v. ITC, Appeal 2008-1596 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 24, 2010) Slip Opinion On February 24, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a patent decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission concerning Crocs shoes. In what has become a trend in high-profile design patent cases, Judge Rader provided guidance on claim construction and the ... Read More...
Posted On Mar - 1 - 2010 Comments Off READ FULL POST
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By Ron Gonski House Passes CISPA Last week, the U.S. House of ...