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The Transformation of Patent Litigation: Patent reform gives rise to an entirely new breed of dispute resolution
The passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) and the institution of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) have drastically changed how companies manage their IP strategy. David B. Cochran and Anthony M. Insogna present their insight into Jones Day’s approach to this...
Read MoreCivil Rules Roundtable: Relief from ESI Over-Preservation
Substantial changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that govern the preservation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in the context of actual or reasonably foreseeable litigation are now in place. Under the amendments to Rule 37(e), which took effect on December 1, a court may not...
Read MoreMotoring into Motor City: Detroit’s hard times are in the rearview mirror – and that makes it a very freeing environment
Tim Melton began his legal career in Detroit, earning a J.D. from the city’s Wayne Law, the law school of Wayne State University, and clerking for a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan. In 1989, he joined the new Chicago office of Jones Day and built a successful practice...
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Spear Phishing for Dollars: Hackers masquerading as corporate executives pose a global threat to businesses
In August 2015, the FBI issued an alert describing the newest form of cyberattack: business email compromise (BEC).[1] BEC is a sophisticated mutation of the now-common spear phishing data-breach technique.[2] In a BEC scam, a hacker often impersonates a high-ranking corporate executive...
Read MoreIntellectual Property
Fuzzy Business: Sharpening the definition of covered business method patent
In the America Invents Act (“AIA”), Congress granted the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) heightened jurisdiction to hear challenges to patents related to performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration or management of a financial...
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A Triple Cyber-Whammy: Government, Companies and Hackers Squeeze Contractors
Government contractors are in a difficult position when it comes to cybersecurity. Not only do they need to worry about cybersecurity issues that affect almost every company, but they also often house sensitive government data that can carry additional obligations. Further, the very fact that they...
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Billion-Dollar Babies: Prosecutors go for big numbers to send a message about corruption
MCC: Companies faced record-high penalties in 2014 as a result of FCPA enforcement actions. What are companies being penalized for, and why have penalties skyrocketed? Walther: You’re correct that 2014 FCPA penalties were particularly large. Last year, FCPA penalties and disgorgement...
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