HOW & WHY SMART SYSTEMS PRESENT NEW LEGAL CHALLENGES By Erin Fonte At its most basic level, the “Internet of Things” (IoT) can be defined as the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, which enables such objects to send and receive data. Gartner estimates as of 2016, there were 6.4 […]Read More
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR PRODUCT DESIGN IS STOLEN By Andrew Eisenberg Manufacturing in China is not exactly a legal topic; however, it’s a concept attorneys and clients regularly discuss. It’s a cost effective way to produce products, but is it the best option? The Start-Up Scenario When a start-up is centered around a product, […]Read More
DON’T GET FINED – THE 9 OPERATING RULES CEOS NEED TO KNOW By Brett W. Schouest Like many others, the construction industry continuously benefits from innovation and advances in technology. One recent advancement is the use of unmanned aircraft, or “drones,” on construction projects. The technology has many applications, including surveying, site layout and topography, […]Read More
COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES By William J. Kohler An international distribution relationship ranks among the more important commercial arrangements a corporation may formulate. If the responsibilities of the distributor under its distribution agreement are expansive, the distributor will promote the product, establish a retail network and service the product; as a result, the distributor and […]Read More
HAS THE DECISION CLIMATE CHANGED? By Court B. Allen Many proprietary inventions are eligible for protection under either trade secret law or patent law. For example, a novel computer program, chemical compound or manufacturing process useful in conducting a business may be protectable as either a trade secret or a patent, depending on certain facts […]Read More
HOW TO BOOST THEIR VALUE TO INVESTORS, COMPETITORS & PARTNERS By Andrew Eisenberg When the owner of a company embarks on the path toward intellectual property protection, their mindset tends to focus solely on the idea itself, not with the possibilities that might lie beyond it. However, the value of a patent only starts with […]Read More
KEYS TO HIRING EXCEPTIONAL GENERAL COUNSEL By W. Brian Memory & James R. Nowlin Companies in nearly every industry struggle with the difficult decisions of when and how to hire General Counsel. While these questions routinely surface in business planning and board meetings, the answers can be difficult to come by. The most common questions […]Read More
COMPANIES SEEK RELIABLE SECURE WATER SUPPLY By Sue Snyder Water supplies are in great demand and under great stress in Texas as well as other places in the world. Water is needed for basically all economic endeavors: creating power requires water, a growing population requires water, farmers need water, and businesses themselves need water. In […]Read More
THREE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR COMPANY OUT OF COURT By Peter S. Vogel Lawsuits and fines based on data breach and privacy violations are in headline news every day. Yet there are things to be done to help protect the company from data related class-actions, regulatory enforcement, individual plaintiff lawsuits, and the reputational harm that […]Read More
