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By Robert Lands |
May 22, 2012
In today's economic climate, mergers and acquisitions are rarer than they once were, and a deal can falter if the target company has not properly dealt with its intellectual property assets. But for companies with the right offering and the right IP, the opportunities still exist.
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By Cathleen Flahardy |
May 21, 2012
It’s been a week of ups and downs—mostly ups—for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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By Cathleen Flahardy |
May 17, 2012
While Kim Kardashian may have the curves that some (not all) women desire, she didn’t get them from wearing Skechers—regardless of what she says.
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By Logan Breed, Corey Roush, Leigh Oliver |
May 2, 2012
Over the past several years, the technology industry has seen a sharp increase in patent-related litigation
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By Alex Vorro |
April 27, 2012
Perhaps Google Inc. should be on watch. The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it hired Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Partner Beth Wilkinson to lead its antitrust investigation into whether Google has taken advantage of its prominence in web search advertising.
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By Cathleen Flahardy |
April 19, 2012
The Humane Society filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the National Pork Producers Council is using deceptive marketing with regard to the well-being of animals.
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By Ashley Post |
April 6, 2012
After just a year and a half at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Joe Wayland is getting a big promotion.
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By Alex Vorro |
April 2, 2012
A handful of trade groups are angered over the prospect of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. uniting. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and nine independent pharmacies filed a lawsuit on March 29 in the U.S. District Court for...
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By Corey Roush, Logan Breed, Leigh Oliver |
April 2, 2012
Practitioners and clients have long bemoaned the fact that a merger challenge by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is procedurally different than one by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) because the differences can have a substantive effect on the outcome of the merger challenge.
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By Alanna Byrne |
March 23, 2012
Tracking some of the most-significant quotes from general counsel in the mainstream media
