The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law
After you get past my book, get this book by my friend Mark Herrmann. (Who’s not quite a curmudgeon.) I read it in preview (and... Read more
Category: Law Practice and Profession
INTA does the right thing
I’m glad I got my grumbling in before this hit my inbox: The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the launch of its... Read more
Everything you ever wanted to know about lawyers*
What do lawyers like LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION blogger Ron Coleman do all day? Well, let's start with document review. A lot of it. Read more
Whole lot of litigation
It’s just me, just saying. In the last month I’ve been, as we say, underwater with both religious observances and litigation. A whole lot of... Read more
The New York bar exam — “The Endless Summer”
In 1989, when I was still a contributing editor to the ABA’s Student Lawyer magazine, I wrote an article describing, in somewhat purple hues, the... Read more
New York ethics rules do not destroy blogs as we know them
Probably not, anyway. We were all upset and flustered over the proposed new rules. As actually enacted, they were considerably more mild and don’t seem... Read more
Rat on the stand
Originally posted 2007-12-28 15:46:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Marty Schwimmer gets all the best stories! Originally posted 2015-08-05 12:22:51. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Social media guidelines for lawyers from the NYSBA
You've heard about the new NYSBA Social Media Ethics Guidelines, right? Hear more about it at the @nyipla one-day seminar on Nov. 13th Read more
Stevens Yes! Stevens No!
Whose Court Is It Really? asks the Atlantic Monthly, and its answer is: John Paul Stevens’s court! (Subscription required.) Oh, really? Wonkette sees it quite... Read more
No do-overs, no take-backs
Hypothetical: We are negotiating a trademark dispute. During those negotiations — which we both agree are being undertaken for purposes of settling our dispute —... Read more
“Your writing is your brand”
My friend David Krell will be giving a presentation at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco on May 16th entitled, “What is your brand?... Read more
Who is Malletier?
In 2009 I did a post whose title — “Excuse Me While I Kiss this Guy” — was an homage to the great modern institution... Read more
Don’t ask me to keep your secrets
Michael Atkins reports on an interesting development that could have a real effect on certain widespread litigation practices if it were to spread: A federal... Read more
Women, IP law and the panel-gender quota count
It started with a bit of typical Internet snark between lawyer-mindfulness guru Jeena Cho and your snarky blogger: Go figure: It ended up being a... Read more