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Wisconsin attorneys assist NC hurricane victims
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Law firms face wide array of cyberthreats
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Building a public profile builds a practice
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Lawsuit forces campaign to stop using song
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Generative AI reshapes legal profession
Generative artificial intelligence, commonly known as GAI, is transforming the legal profession, enabling efficiency in tasks such as document review, research, and administrative chores.
Patent law also will feel the effects of AI
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Intellectual Property – Copyright & Trademark – Personal Jurisdiction – Dutch Company – Software – Handshake Deal – Preliminary Injunction
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IP Frontiers: Checking in on expungement and reexamination: Early common pitfalls
by Special to The Daily Record BridgeTower Media Newswires ROCHESTER, NY — Since Dec. 18, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has accepted two new types of ex parte proceedings […]
Tech company on track to receive $31.95M for patent violations
A federal jury has awarded $10.65 million to a North Carolina engineering company after finding that another company took its plans for a new product and used them to secure […]
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