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Gibbons Celebrates 85 Years
In 2011, Gibbons P.C. is celebrating its 85th anniversary. This is an extraordinary achievement for any business and particularly notable in the practice of law. While many firms fade into history after their founders depart, or when transition to a next generation proves too difficult to...
Read MoreSports Sponsorships: Another Bubble Burst?
2008 will be remembered (not too fondly) as the year the housing bubble and the credit bubble burst. One casualty of these bubbles bursting and the resulting global recession has been a decline in corporate sports sponsorships. As a result, the sports bubble may be the next to burst, adversely...
Read MoreNew Jersey Local Patent Rules:Fostering A Good Venue For Patent Litigation
Staffed with sophisticated and respected judges that understand the significance of intellectual property disputes, the District Court of New Jersey has long had one of the heaviest patent dockets in the country. On January 1, 2009, the New Jersey District Court took another step to make New...
Read MoreThe German Risk Limitation Act: A New Means Of Increasing Investor Transparency
Introduction On August 19, 2008, Germany took a substantial step in dealing with the ever more volatile financial markets. After long-lasting and heated debate, the German legislature passed what is commonly referred to as the Risk Limitation Act (Riskobegrenzungsgesetz).1The Risk Limitation...
Read MoreA Mixed Bag On Mixed-Motive Standard Needs Resolution
In the five years since the United States Supreme Court's decision in Desert Palace v. Costa settled a then-existing split among the federal courts of appeals by establishing that a Title VII mixed-motive plaintiff could prove his case utilizing both direct and circumstantial evidence, a new...
Read MoreNo Reserved Gate? No Problem: Use Of Reserved Hours To Isolate Labor Disputes At A Common Situs
The disruption of work which often accompanies a labor dispute may be exacerbated where the employer that is a party to the dispute - the target or primary employer - conducts its normal business at the same work site as neutral or secondary employers. When picketing occurs at a common work site,...
Read MoreDesign Patents: Part Of A Complete IP Portfolio
When people speak of a United States "patent," they are most often referring to a utility patent. A utility patent protects a "new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter." There are other types of U.S. patents, which cover different types of inventions. One is a design...
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