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Climb Down the “Ladder of Abstraction” in Patent Cases (And All Cases)

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: For many years, the word among intellectual property defendants has been “Don’t Mess With (the Eastern District of) Texas.” And statistics have borne that out. According to a recent analysis in the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (Pistorino & Crane, 2012), cases in the district have come down in favor […]

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Don’t Be Spooked by a Legal Ghostwriter

By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: So you are facing a pro se adversary, and you expect that due to the lack of legal representation, this party is apt to produce briefing that is legally unsophisticated, and perhaps even entertaining, right?  Maybe not.  Just as pro se litigation has been on the rise, so too has its evil partner, legal

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