- Discovery of Anonymous Online Speakers
- The Commercial Speech Exemption to the anti-SLAPP Statute.
- Return of Limited Power of Attorney Documents by Retired UAL Pilots
- (Re)introduction to UAL Retired Pilots
- When is a Trademark Abandoned?
- A Lawyers Guide to Branding
- “WOULD YOU RATHER…?” Is this Trademark Distinctive?
- Lanham Act Claims Extend to False Statements by Implication and Innuendo w/ Comments re: SCO v. IBM Case
- Business Method & Software Patents Survive Biliski v. Kappos
- Complex Litigation—a Game of Chess, not Checkers
- No Duty of Care to Prevent Violence from a Third Party
- Copyright Registration is “Precondition” to Filing a Claim—But is NOT “Jurisdictional”
- “Obviousness” v. “Anticipation”—Similar but Different Patent Law Defenses
- Malicious Prosecution–Against Opposing Counsel–in California
- US Supreme Court Decides “Principal Place of Business” Test for Corporate Diversity Jurisdiction
- SCO v. Novell: Trial Court Denies Novell’s Motion in Limine, Preserving SCO’s Slander of Title Claims for the Jury
- CGL Policy Does Not Cover “Fax Blasts” in California
- “Intent” to Induce Patent Infringement, Revisited
- Twitter and Fair Use
- Rolling Stone Article~Camel Cigarette Ad: Protected Speech
- Direct Shareholder Claims Allowed in Apple Stock Backdating Scheme–but No Remedy
- Trial Judge Removes Final Obstacles to Trial in SCO v. Novell Slander of Copyright Title Case
- Mashups and Fair Use
- US Supreme Court Requires “Direct Causal Relationship” in Proving RICO Damages
- California Court of Appeals Finds Statutory Notification Duty Under Void Commercial Insurance Policy
- Pre-Internet Patent Specification Fails to Anticipate Internet-Based Embodiments
- No Duty to Defend False Advertising Claim
- New Patent Damages Handbook for use by Federal District Court Judges
- Southern Cal Beats South Carolina in Trademark Case
- The Basics of Patent Claim Construction
- Attorneys Fees Claim in Shareholder Derivative Case Disallowed Where Lawyers Failed to Attempt Settlement Discussions before Filing Lawsuit
- No Duty for Senior Lienholder to Search for Junior Lienholders after Real Estate Foreclosure
- $20 Million Damages Award to Mark Geragos Reduced in “Michael Jackson Video” Case
- A Client’s Guide to Electronic Discovery Planning
- The “Hardship” Defense in Unlawful Detainer Proceedings under Commercial Leases
- The End of Bright-Line Tests in Patent Litigation
- Narrow Interpretation of Sexual Harassment Claims
- Punitive Damages and Agency Limitations
- Qualcomm v. Broadcom: Counsel Sanctioned for Discovery Abuse
- Production of Internet Server Log Files
- Duty of Document Preservation and “Litigation Hold”
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Kevin McBride is Kevin McBride has 25 years experience in complex commercial and IP litigation, mediation and negotiation, and general counsel advisory roles. He has represented and advised information technology, software and bioinformatics firms; real estate development and construction firms; manufacturing and distribution firms; investment banks, insurers and venture capital firms in resolving a wide variety of business disputes through litigation as well as through negotiations and various ADR formats. Read more about Kevin »
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