The Conflict Between European Privacy Laws and U.S. Discovery Requirements

Recently adopted European data protection laws designed to protect the privacy of European employees can easily conflict with U.S. civil litigation document production requirements.  The dilemma for multinational companies can be whether to comply with U.S. court discovery obligations and…

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Kappos Named New USPTO Director

David Kappos was sworn in August 13, 2009 as the new Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Mr. Kappos intends to focus on reducing the backlog of pending patent applications and appeals at the USPTO, as well…

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