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Chris Woods, a partner in the intellectual property department, was chosen to receive a 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Each year, the award honors only 30 partners or counsel from the nation’s top 1,000 law firms for their writing. Mr. Woods’ recognized article, “Threat and Response: The Piracy Genie is Out – Here’s How to Catch Him,” was originally published in World Focus INTA.

 

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Fed. Circ., KSR and Pharmas: The First Year and a Half (PDF)
Law 360, December 31, 2008
Susan A. Cahoon; Alton L. Absher III

Emphasizing 'Broad Coverage' with ADA Amendments (PDF)
Law 360, December 30, 2008
Thomas H. Christopher

Employees Should Keep Secret-Ballot Rights (External)
The News & Observer, November 23, 2008
Richard D. Haygood

Patent Procurement: Rob Peter to Pay Paul? (PDF)
Kilpatrick Stockton, November 20, 2008
James L. Ewing IV

Why the Corporate ‘Policy’ is No Shield to Multi-Million Dollar Copyright Liability (PDF)
Association of Corporate Counsel IP Committee Newsletter, January 25, 2005
Joseph M. Beck

Putting the Brakes on Executive Compensation (PDF)
Fulton County Daily Report, November 17, 2008
David A. Stockton; Melanie N. Jones

Beware the Trolls (PDF)
Patent World, November 2008
John S. Pratt; Bonnie M. Grant

Battling Over First Amendment (PDF)
National Law Journal, October 27, 2008
Adam H. Charnes; Richard D. Dietz

The Employee Free Choice Act's Remedial Changes (PDF)
Law 360, October 14, 2008
Richard B. Hankins; Seth H. Borden

Intellectual Property Scales the Great Wall (PDF)
Fulton County Daily Report, October 13, 2008
John S. Pratt; Christine P. James

Divesting Jurisdiction (PDF)
National Law Journal, September 22, 2008
Mark I. Levy

What Do You Mean I'm a Lobbyist? (External)
Ethisphere, September 18, 2008
Paula L. Hopper; Robert G. Hensley Jr.

The Mediator (PDF)
Trademark World, September 2008
Virginia S. Taylor

Last Term's High Court Rulings Mostly Pro-Corporation (PDF)
National Law Journal, August 15, 2008
Adam H. Charnes; James J. Hefferan Jr.

Dangerous Consumer Products - Violators Beware (PDF)
Product Liability Law 360, August 15, 2008
Joseph M. Beck; Louise T. Rains

Delaware Chancery Clarifies Duty of Disclosure (PDF)
Financial Law 360, August 4, 2008
Michael J. Delaney

A Survey of the Doctrine of Prosecution Laches (PDF)
IPL Newsletter, Summer 2008
Bonnie M. Grant

Bringing to Bear (PDF)
The Deal, July 31, 2008
John W. Mills III

Franchising (PDF)
New York Law Journal, July 28, 2008
Rupert M. Barkoff

Reducing Hours, Increasing Value (External)
Intellectual Property Today, July 2008
Camilla C. Williams

Fair Lending: Responding to an Increased Regulatory Focus on Higher-Priced Loan Disparities (PDF)
Carolina Banker, Summer 2008
Christina M. Gattuso

Manufactured Finality (PDF)
National Law Journal, May 5, 2008
Mark I. Levy

How Fluid Trade Marks Can Enhance Your Brand (PDF)
Managing IP Magazine, May 2008
Lisa Pearson

Bankruptcy Section Establishes Reaffirmation Project and Expands CARE Program (PDF)
Atlanta Lawyer, May 2008
John W. Mills III

What's 'Fair' at the FTC Now? (PDF)
Legal Times, April 7, 2008
Peter M. Boyle; Svetlana S. Gans

FTC Invokes "Unfair Competition" Powers in Standard Setting Dispute (PDF)
Washington Legal Foundation, April 4, 2008
Constance K. Robinson; Peter M. Boyle; James M. Mecone

Combination of Mentoring and Flexible Scheduling Helps Firm Retain Talent (PDF)
Atlanta Woman Magazine, April 2008
Diane L. Prucino

From Fashion Catwalks to the Courts (PDF)
Copyright World, April 2008
Lisa Pearson; Lauren T. Estrin; Laura C. Miller

A Victory for Yamaha and China (PDF)
Trademark World, April 2008
Christopher J. Woods; Na Du

Justices to Weigh Statutory Phrase (PDF)
National Law Journal, March 3, 2008
John W. Mills III; Athanasios E. Agelakopoulos

Fees, Statutory Damages Don't Mix In 9th Circuit (PDF)
IP Law 360, February 13, 2008
Theodore H. Davis Jr.; Lauren T. Estrin

Easing the Burden on Smaller Companies (PDF)
Business to Business Magazine, February 2008
W. Benjamin Barkley

Keep Existing Clients Happy (PDF)
New York Law Journal, January 28, 2008
Miles J. Alexander; Lisa Pearson

Minority-Union Advocates Raise Their Arguments (PDF)
National Law Journal, January 14, 2008
Richard B. Hankins

Toys, Food and Other Dangerous Products (PDF)
Product Liability Law 360, January 2, 2008
Joseph M. Beck; Louise T. Rains

After Seagate, Counsel is Optional - But Advisable (PDF)
IP Law 360, January 2, 2008
Wilson L. White

Health and Welfare Update - What Plan Sponsors Should Be Doing Now (PDF)
ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, December 11, 2007
Mark L. Stember; Andy R. Anderson, Esq.; Julie H. Burbank, Esq.

Changes in Law (PDF)
National Law Journal, December 3, 2007
Mark I. Levy

US Patents Post KSR (PDF)
Patent World, December 2007
Daniel A. Murray; James L. Ewing IV

Women in Franchising (PDF)
Franchise Update, December 2007
Rupert M. Barkoff

Middle Market Still Enjoys Deal Flow (PDF)
Charlotte Business Journal, November 23, 2007
Raj Natarajan; Naho Kobayashi; Brent Shepherd

Courts Struggle to Sort out Bundled Discounts (PDF)
National Law Journal, November 5, 2007
Peter M. Boyle; Sean M. Green

All for the Taking? (PDF)
The Litigator, November 2007
Richard J. Keshian; Matthew Chambers

The Path to Partnership (PDF)
University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Magazine, Fall 2007
William E. Dorris

Protection of Business Methods in China (PDF)
IP Law 360, October 16, 2007
Brenda O. Holmes

High Court Declines to Address Arbitrator Bias Standard (PDF)
New York Law Journal, October 1, 2007
Heather L. Heindel

Alternate Project Delivery System Status Report (PDF)
ACI Presentation, September 29, 2007
Joseph P. Henner; Keith L. Richardson

Coordinating a Cure for Global Counterfeiting (External)
Intellectual Property Today, September 2007
Theodore H. Davis Jr.; Lauren T. Estrin

Friendly to Corporations (PDF)
National Law Journal, August 1, 2007
Adam H. Charnes; James J. Hefferan Jr.

Court Watch -- Different Outcomes on Disclaimer, Parol Evidence Cases (PDF)
Law Journal Newsletter's Franchising Business & Law Alert, August 2007
Joshua G. Galante

'Leegin': Antitrust Principles in Light of Franchise Law (PDF)
New York Law Journal, July 30, 2007
Rupert M. Barkoff

Briefing Requirements (PDF)
National Law Journal, July 2, 2007
Mark I. Levy

Smart Pills: Will China Cure its Drug Ills? (PDF)
IP Law & Business, July 2007
Jamie L. Greene

Outsourcing in India: Issues in the IT Services Market (PDF)
Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report, July 2007
James Steinberg; Sunjay V. Sood; William J. Helmstetter III

Investigating Strategic Alternatives (PDF)
National Law Journal, June 25, 2007
David A. Stockton

Book Review of the Copyright Litigation Handbook (PDF)
The Federal Lawyer, June 2007
Joseph Petersen

From Ringtones to Downloads (PDF)
Copyright World, June 2007
James A. Trigg; Bakari M. Brock; W. Andrew Pequignot

Look Again: Reevaluating Reexamination (PDF)
Patent World, June 2007
Mitchell G. Stockwell

Has the Supreme Court Given Regulated Industries Implied Immunity from the US Antitrust Laws? (PDF)
eSapience Center for Competition Policy, June 2007
Constance K. Robinson; Svetlana S. Gans

Avoiding the Abyss: Using Arbitration to Resolve Trademark Disputes in China (PDF)
Trademark World, May 2007
Mary T. O'Connor; Christopher J. Woods

A Question of Cost: Recent Decisions on the Copyright Act (PDF)
Copyright World, May 2007
James A. Trigg; Bakari M. Brock; W. Andrew Pequignot

Patent Settlements have been Raising Concerns Under US Antitrust Laws, Article first appeared in Pharmaceutical Law Insight (PDF)
Pharmaceutical Law Insight, May 2007
Peter M. Boyle; Svetlana S. Gans

The United States - three years on (The Madrid Protocol - An Industry View) (PDF)
Trademark World (INTA), May 2007
Jason M. Vogel

In Vogue: IP Protection for Fashion Design (PDF)
Copyright World, April 2007
Lisa Pearson; Lauren T. Estrin

Negotiating the Maze of IP Protection (PDF)
The National Law Journal, April 9, 2007
Mary T. O'Connor; Christopher J. Woods

Brief for Amici Curiae E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, et al., in Support of Respondent (PDF)
Kilpatrick Stockton, April 5, 2007
Mark I. Levy; Svetlana S. Gans

In Vogue: IP Protection for Fashion Design (PDF)
Copyright World, April 2007
Lisa Pearson; Lauren T. Estrin

Will Another Per Se Rule Fall? Supreme Court may Drop Absolute Bar to Minimum Resale Price Maintenance (PDF)
Legal Times, March 19, 2007
Peter M. Boyle; Sean M. Green

Valid and Correct: A Recent US Case which Challenged the Validity of a Statute (PDF)
Copyright World, March 2007
James A. Trigg; Bakari M. Brock; W. Andrew Pequignot

Opinions, and Dangers, in MDL Interlocutory Appeals (PDF)
National Law Journal, February 19, 2007
James F. Bogan III; C. Allen Garrett Jr.

Appellate Law: Plurality Opinions (PDF)
National Law Journal, February 12, 2007
Mark I. Levy

Much needed clarity: Scope of Copyright Legislation for Computer Programs (PDF)
Copyright World, February 2007
Joseph Petersen; Christopher S. Lick

One size fits all: The Madrid Protocol and the United States (PDF)
Trademark World, February 2007
Jason M. Vogel

401 (K) Sponsors Become Targets (PDF)
National Law Journal, January 8, 2007
Matthew A. Olson

The Basics of Patent Licensing Explained (External)
Genetic Engineering News, January 2007
Larry A. Roberts

Stephen Baskin Interviewed Regarding the Protection of Trade Secrets (PDF)
IncreMental Advantage, January 2007
Stephen E. Baskin

Patent Infringement by Joint Action Under Federal Circuit Opinions (PDF)
Intellectual Property Litigation, Winter 2007
Mitchell G. Stockwell; Bonnie M. Grant

Clarity Still Lacking: Individual's Personal Liability for Inducement of Infringement (PDF)
Intellectual Property Litigation, Winter 2007
E. Danielle Thompson Williams


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