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		<title>2nd Circuit Upholds Attorney’s Fees:  3 Lessons in $3.5 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can a trademark counterfeiting and infringement plaintiff elect statutory damages instead of actual damages under the Lanham Act and still receive attorney’s fees? The 2nd Circuit recently answered that question in the affirmative – to the tune of $3.5 million dollars – leaving some valuable lessons in its wake. In a March 29, 2012 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/2nd-circuit-upholds-attorneys-fees/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Patent Opinion Paves Way for Expert Testimony</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ambrogi, Contributing Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has issued a new patent law opinion that could signal a greater need for expert testimony in patent-related civil actions in federal district courts. In the April 18 opinion, Kappos v. Hyatt, the Supreme Court resolved a question that had divided the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and many practitioners. At issue was the extent to which <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/supreme-court-patent-opinion/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Intriguing IP Cases – Our Top 4 for 2012 (So Far)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One can hardly check the daily news feed from their favorite syndicators without encountering yet another high profile intellectual property headline. Whether it’s a breaking story about the NFL cracking down on counterfeiters, or the April 18th U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding a dissatisfied patent applicant’s ability to introduce new evidence, intellectual property related lawsuits dominate headlines. We decided to <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/intriguing-ip-cases/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Court Spells Out ‘Red Flags’ to Watch for in Experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ambrogi, Contributing Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daubert / Frye]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers are always on the lookout for grounds to challenge their opponents’ expert witnesses. Imagine if those very experts would help you find their Achilles’ heels, sending up red flags that alerted you to their vulnerabilities. Well, maybe they already do. All you need is to know what to look for. If you need any help in identifying those red <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/court-spells-out-red-flags/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Siri-ous Affair?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple’s intelligent personal assistant Siri is creating quite a frenzy lately, but perhaps not in the way Apple envisioned when unleashing it on the smartphone market last October. Siri has incited the passions of a few hard-to-please iPhone customers, one of whom took his case to a California federal court in March. Fazio’s Allegations…Siri-ously? On March 6, Frank M. Fazio, <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/a-siri-ous-affair/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Expert Was Free to Change his Mind, 8th Circuit Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ambrogi, Contributing Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an expert has a change of mind about his or her own opinion, what does it mean to the case? A recent decision from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sheds new light on this recurring question. The issue is one that comes up with surprising regularity, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Just last year, an article published here, <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/expert-free-to-change-mind/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Witness This – An “Expert” Resource that Won’t Sit on the Bookshelf</title>
		<link>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/expert-witness-resource-that-wont-sit-on-bookshelf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/?p=1048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re searching for a resource that contains almost everything you wanted to know about the federal and state multi-jurisdictional expert witness world, look no further. The Practising Law Institute has recently published its Expert Witness Answer Book 2012, an up-to-date treatise covering the most current information available on the evolving and ever-growing body of federal law, state law, and <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/expert-witness-resource-that-wont-sit-on-bookshelf/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Riding the Social Media Wave – Ethical Implications</title>
		<link>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/riding-the-social-media-wave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For attorneys previously reluctant to dive into the world of online social media, the benefits of utilizing social networking as part of an effective marketing strategy are now undeniable.   Navigating the social media world can be fraught with legal dangers and complex ethical issues unique to the legal profession, and often the rules regulating ethical compliance for attorneys are ambiguous at <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/riding-the-social-media-wave/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>8th Circuit Allows Expert to Testify, Despite Defective Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/8th-circuit-allows-expert-despite-defective-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/8th-circuit-allows-expert-despite-defective-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ambrogi, Contributing Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would have thought that a visit to Wal-Mart would turn into a lesson in the use of expert evidence at trial? But that is exactly what happened to Bonnie Rodrick when she visited a Wal-Mart in Maryville, Mo., and tripped on a rug, fracturing her hip. Tragically for Ms. Rodrick, her hip did not heal well. After multiple surgeries, <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/8th-circuit-allows-expert-despite-defective-report/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Daubert, Frye … or Both?  Tracking Florida’s Buy-In</title>
		<link>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/daubert-frye-or-both/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/daubert-frye-or-both/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive year, the Florida legislature is considering a bill that would change the standards for admission of expert witness testimony in Florida state courts. Slowly inching its way through the legislature, the bill suffered setbacks on March 8 when Senate amendments altered the language &#8211; and ostensibly the bite &#8211; of the original bill approved by the <a href='http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2012/daubert-frye-or-both/'>[more]</a>]]></description>
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