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*NEW NEGOTIATING TECHNOLOGY SALES AGREEMENTS
"Derick Swanson frowns at the mountain of paper on his desk. His company provides an item
scanner system with automated check stand hardware and the software to run it. Five years of stress
and hustle have built a solid group of regular customers. . . ."  more >>

*NEW POLICIES AS PLATE MAIL
"Anthony Parsons owned a small business that developed a software to rival the image manipulation capabilities of Adobe Photoshop.. . . ."  more >>

LITIGATION READINESS - NEW FEDERAL E-DISCOVERY RULES
"The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect in December 2006, amends the Court's
rules to focus on electronic discovery of documents and other information
for opposing parties. . . ."  more >>

PATENT LAW UPROAR
"John F. Duffy, a law professor at George Washington University, has recently released
a controversial paper that calls into question thousands of decisions made by the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences since 2000. . . ."  more >>

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BILL WOULD CRACK DOWN ON IP THEFT
"The House Judiciary Committee passed a studio-backed bill that would put more teeth in a
government-pledged crackdown on the intellectual-property theft..." more >>

PATENT LAW BATTLE A BOON TO LOBBYISTS
"A fight has erupted in Congress over the question of whether drug makers and other companies
should be allowed to keep patents they obtained by misrepresentation or cheating..." more >>

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