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The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
eBay Steals the Jewels Online marketplace eBay wins a landmark trademark infringement decision.   |
D-Lib
August 2008
Peter B. Hirtle |
Copyright Renewal, Copyright Restoration, and the Difficulty of Determining Copyright Status It is almost impossible to determine with certainty whether a work published from 1923 through 1963 in the US is in the public domain because of copyright restoration of foreign works. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Russ Banham |
The Great Workers' Comp Revolt Companies successfully fought the workers' compensation law in California. Will they target other states as well? |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Stan Lee Media vs. Marvel Entertainment -- Who's the Villain? Marvel Entertainment continues to battle it out in court with Stan Lee Media. Who's the real villain in this web of intrigue? This video discusses the case. |
Reason
July 2008
Ronald Bailey |
Needling Vaccines A federal vaccine court rules that the preponderance of the evidence suggested that a 9-year-old girl's autism was caused by her childhood vaccinations. |
Energize
July 2008
Susan J. Ellis |
Volunteers Should Not Be Second-Class Taxpayers The tax deduction for driving as part of volunteer service has been 14 cents for the last 10 years. |
Promo
July 1, 2008 |
Wireless Wilderness As more companies move into the mobile space, many are struggling to figure out how laws written in the "wired" world will apply in today's wireless environment. |
Registered Rep.
June 26, 2008
John Churchill |
Tough Morning For Brokerage Sector Stomachs are surely turning at the wirehouse brokerage firms this morning. |
Bank Technology News
July 2008
Glen Fest |
Intellectual Property on Trial The Financial Services Roundtable and several institutional members such as Bank of America are urging a federal court to overturn the patentability of certain business method processes. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Peter Schroeder |
Davis Case Final Ruling Kentucky and 41 other states can continue taxing interest on out-of-state municipal bonds while exempting interest on their own bonds without violating the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled on May 19. |
Registered Rep.
June 20, 2008
Nancy DiCostanzo |
I'd Like To Report To Prison, But I Died Despite the message "Suicide is Painless" found scrawled in dust on the hood of Sam Israel III's car, it is believed that the hedge fund manager convicted of stealing $450 million from clients, is indeed still alive. |
National Defense
June 2008
Jerry Stouck |
Right and Wrong Ways To Use Others' Patents By statute, the military and other government agencies have the right to use any patented invention to further valid government missions, and this right may be extended to government contractors. |
Information Today
June 19, 2008 |
Peer-to-Patent Pilot Releases Report on Pilot Project Peer-to-Patent seeks to improve patent quality by connecting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to an open network of scientific and technical experts to enhance the patent examination process. |
Registered Rep.
June 16, 2008 |
Rival Firm Settles With RIA Database RIA Database, a financial services software firm, announced today the end of a yearlong legal battle with the company's chief rival, Discovery Database. |
Registered Rep.
June 6, 2008
John Churchill |
UBS Considers Divulging Client Names In Tax Evasion Case The Swiss bank may divulge the names of 20,000 of its wealthy US clients as one of its top private bankers faces a Florida court. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Let's Litigate Here's a little news that might interest you: Sometimes it pays to litigate against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly NASD) rather than settle. |
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2008 |
NFIB Weighs in on Supreme Court Cases The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued two decisions that may have a negative impact on small business owners. |
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2008 |
NFIB Legal Center Works for You The NFIB Small Business Legal Center actively pursues legal cases that will help protect much-needed legal reforms. |
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