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Free: High-Tech Heists
Thursday, March 20, 2008
By Marc S. Friedman and Eric D. Wong

" Marc S. Friedman, a partner at Sills Cummis & Gross, and Eric D. Wong, an associate at the firm, write that businesses are confronted with two major challenges regarding security breaches. Most state statutes are relatively vague, requiring notification "as expeditiously as possible" whenever it is 'reasonably believed' that a breach occurred. Additionally, while the statutes are based on the same template, states regulate businesses to different degrees."

Intellectual Property Litigation
Thursday, March 20, 2008
By Lewis R. Clayton

 "Lewis R. Clayton, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, writes that Paragraph 2 of §112 of the Patent Act imposes the requirement that patent claims be definite. It provides that a specification must 'conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.' While this requirement is fundamental, it is seldom the basis for a successful challenge to patent validity."

Tax Litigation Issues
Thursday, March 20, 2008
By John J. Tigue Jr. and Jeremy H. Temkin

"John J. Tigue Jr. and Jeremy H. Temkin, principals in Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that over the years, the element of willfulness has been hotly litigated and a refuge for defendants charged with tax evasion. Earlier this month, however, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a conviction in Boulware v. United States, holding that the government had failed to establish the existence of a tax deficiency."