THE CONDUCTOR CANNOT HOPE TO KNOW EVERYTHING about each section of the orchestra, (e.g., what strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion must do in order to play their part). However, each section (and subsection) has its own chair who can determine that...

By: Lori W. Sieron LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Business & Commercial > E-Commerce > Social Media > Articles > Sweepstakes, Contests and Prize Promotions UNTIL RECENTLY, THE ONLINE BUSINESSES THAT ALLOW people to wager on...

By: Ira L. Herman , Thompson & Knight LLP The price of crude oil, like the price of virtually all commodities, moves up in times of high demand and down in times of excess capacity. When a mismatch exists between supply and demand, the markets are...

By: Ethan Horwitz , Carlton Fields. TODAY, BOTH PATENT OWNERS AND ACCUSED INFRINGERS have multiple choices of venues in which to litigate the validity of a patent. There is the historic option of a patent infringement case in the federal courts. Increasingly...

By: Janet Marvel Pattishall, Mcauliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is commencing random audits of trademark registrations in which Declarations of Use have been filed to verify that the registered...