Do Patent Rights Inevitably Exhaust In Distribution Commerce?

Posted on May 8, 2018May 10, 2018 by admin

By Jack Russo, Esq. & Umeet Sajjan Computerlaw Group LLP Introduction Patent holders enjoy the right to exclude competitors from making, using, offering for sale, or selling patented inventions in the U.S., as well as importing the patented inventions into the U.S. However, can patentees maintain patents rights on patented products upon commercial product Read more about Do Patent Rights Inevitably Exhaust In Distribution Commerce?[…]

Can a Model Rule Stop Sexual Harassment? — President’s Blog

Posted on November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 by admin

You Don’t Need a Weatherman to See Which Way the Wind Blows …And you don’t need to be an attorney to grasp the significance of the upswelling of sexual harassment and assault incidents being brought to light this year. The #MeToo hashtag flooded Twitter and Facebook. Rep. Jackie Spier testified about harassment in the House Read more about Can a Model Rule Stop Sexual Harassment? — President’s Blog[…]

Self-Driving Cars: A Disruption to Land Use

Posted on September 11, 2017September 12, 2017 by admin

by Andrea Nocito Andrea is a 2017 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. While awaiting bar results, she is available for temporary, contract and project-based work and looks forward to helping innovators bring technologies to market as a transactional lawyer. Autonomous vehicles (commonly known as self-driving cars) are disrupting what it means to get Read more about Self-Driving Cars: A Disruption to Land Use[…]

DOL Finalizes Disability Benefit Plan Claims Regulations

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 by admin

By TIFFANY N. SANTOS On December 19, 2016, the Department of Labor finalized the regulations governing disability benefit claims (see https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/pdf/2016-30070.pdf). Intended “to promote fairness and accuracy in the claims review process and protect participants and beneficiaries in ERISA-covered disability plans,” the regulations for the most part adopt the rules proposed in November 2015 that Read more about DOL Finalizes Disability Benefit Plan Claims Regulations[…]

When Estates Collide: A Discussion of the Intersecting and Conflicting Interests of a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate When She is Also a Spendthrift Trust’s Beneficiary

Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by admin

By Selwyn D. Whitehead, Esq. A. Introduction There has been a head-on collision in California courts concerning the equitable interpretation of Sections 15300 -15309 of the California Probate Code when juxtaposed against the Bankruptcy Code and the case law bankruptcy courts must analyze to determine the maximum interest, if any, a debtor’s bankruptcy estate can Read more about When Estates Collide: A Discussion of the Intersecting and Conflicting Interests of a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate When She is Also a Spendthrift Trust’s Beneficiary[…]

Book Review: Bringin’ In The Rain: A Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Business Development

Posted on November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 by admin

by Aileen Chou, Esq. Ten Rainmaking Steps from Bringin’ in the Rain Bringin’ in the Rain by Sara Holtz is an easy read that can be used as a daily exercise book to help its reader turn each chapter’s probing questions into a comprehensive strategic marketing plan. Ms. Holtz was an in-house lawyer and was Read more about Book Review: Bringin’ In The Rain: A Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Business Development[…]

Sexual Harassment Goes Digital

Posted on September 16, 2016 by admin

News of the $20 million settlement reached in the FOX News sexual harassment suit has us—and other commentators—thinking about the current wave of sexual harassment claims. Sexual harassment remains a significant and expensive issue for employers even after all these years. The EEOC received more than 6,800 sexual harassment charges in 2015, and obtained more than Read more about Sexual Harassment Goes Digital[…]

Book Review: Trials of The Century

Posted on August 4, 2016November 15, 2016 by admin

Trials of the Century: A Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America’s Most Sensational Crimes By Mark J. Phillips and Aryn Z. Phillips Trials of the Century is a study in opposites. Its often-gruesome subject matter is discussed with tact and a simple matter-of-factness; it is scholarly, thoroughly-researched yet wholly accessible; the authors apply a keen Read more about Book Review: Trials of The Century[…]

Legal Repercussions of Open Source Software Licensing

Posted on June 14, 2016December 28, 2018 by admin

By Nicholas Shen

Open-Source licenses allow for distribution of freely collaborated software. End user recipients can then review or modify the source code to further distribute. While these licenses can be individually tailored to each project, the most common licenses are those approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). All OSI licenses must conform to their Open Source Definition (OSD). […]

Call for Articles

Posted on August 10, 2015 by admin

The Palo Alto Area Bar Association (PAABA) is currently accepting articles for publication on www.paaba.org We welcome short (150-1000 word) substantive articles on topics of interest to our membership, as well as substantive articles on legislative and policy updates, firm announcements, profiles of interesting attorneys, and reviews of books that are either authored by Bay Read more about Call for Articles[…]