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
Category: Law Practice and Profession
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
Best of 2012: Schaden-Fraud?
First posted on September 24, 2012. John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of a meaningful... Read more
In a legal mood
We blogged a little while ago about Doug Litowitz’s new book about how law firms chew up young lawyers. He makes it sound like a... Read more
“Litigation is the continuation of business by other means”
From West (I have added links): Trials and legal proceedings in courtrooms play out as a battle of words and wills. In Litigation Is War,... Read more
The Eve of Destruction
Big buzz for the new book by my law school classmate and ideological opposite, Professor Doug Litowitz: Advance praise for The Destruction of Young Lawyers:... Read more
Defending the trademark infringement defendant
It’s an art, not a science — like all litigation — and despite the best advice, well… there are some things, many of them in... Read more
Kane on Trademark Law – 6th Edition
I’m biased in reviewing the 6th edition of the only comprehensive single-volume — Well, there you go. Bias number one: As far as I can... Read more
Will Weed Killer Give You Cancer?
In January 2016, career California school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson took legal action against the Monsanto company. Alleging his 2014 diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma was a... Read more
Best of 2011: The seven habits of highly annoying lawyers
First posted on February 4, 2011. Or, perhaps, the companies that hire them. Let’s see if we can find all seven in this highly effective... Read more