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  Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen聽at聽Greenwald Doherty.

• 7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages

  

  The Seventh Circuit's recent endorsement in Motorola v. Hytera of a Second Circuit limit on avoided-cost damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act contradicts even its own precedents, and will further confuse the scope of a developing circuit conflict that the U.S. Supreme Court has already twice declined to resolve, says Jordan Rice at MoloLamken.

• Opinion

  6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

  

  Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

• Nutraceutical Patent Insights As Market Heats Up

  

  Companies entering the expanding nutraceutical market and seeking patents to protect their innovations should evaluate successful nutraceutical claim language and common patent challenges in this field, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

• Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

  

  Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer鈥檚 market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business 鈥� but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

• Nintendo Suit May Have Major Impact On Video Game Patents

  

  If Nintendo and The Pok茅mon Co. win their patent infringement case in Japan against Pocketpair, the game developer behind Palworld, it could pose new challenges for independent game creators 鈥� but it could also encourage innovation, says Charles Morris at Marshall Gerstein.

• Teaching Your Witness To Beat The Freeze/Appease Response

  

  In addition to fight-or-flight, witnesses may experience the freeze/appease response at trial or deposition 鈥� where they become a deer in headlights, agreeing with opposing counsel鈥檚 questions and damaging their credibility in the process 鈥� but certain strategies can help, says Bill Kanasky at Courtroom Sciences.

• Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

  

  In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a 鈥渟liding scale鈥� approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

• Netflix Dispute May Alter 'Source' In TM Fair-Use Analysis

  

  鈥婽he Ninth Circuit鈥檚 upcoming decision in Hara v. Netflix鈥�, about what it means to be source-identifying鈥�, could change how the Rogers defense protects expressive works that utilize trademarks in a creative fashion, says Sara Gold at Gold IP.

• Fed. Circ. Ruling Shows Importance Of Trial Expert Specificity

  

  The Federal Circuit鈥檚 recent ruling in NexStep v. Comcast highlights how even a persuasive expert鈥檚 failure to fully explain the basis of their opinion at trial can turn a winning patent infringement argument into a losing one, say attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg.

• Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

  

  Cases can appear complex for several reasons 鈥� due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources 鈥� but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

• Corporate Liability Issues To Watch In High Court TM Case

  

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark dispute between Dewberry Group and Dewberry Engineers next week, presenting an opportunity for the court to drastically alter the fundamental approach to piercing the corporate veil, or adopt a more limited approach and preserve existing norms, say attorneys at Bracewell.

• Trending At The PTAB: Collateral Estoppel Continues Evolving

  

  We are starting to see brighter lines on collateral estoppel involving Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, illustrated by two recent cases that considered whether collateral estoppel should apply to factual findings on prior art from the PTAB in a later district court litigation, say attorneys at Finnegan.

• Series

  Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

• Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

  

  For attorneys 鈥� new ones especially 鈥� there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.