March 26, 2006 Rethink(IP)
Shadow Blawg Review by Douglas Sorocco
It seems that our little experiment to shake up Blawg Review was met with mixed results at best. While we received a large number of "thank yous" and well wishes — at least one blogger called us lazy (although it is hard to figure out how to lazily jump the shark – trust us, we probably spent more time discussing whether we should do it than most people spend actually putting the review together).
Another blogger chastised us for not standing by our original decision – i.e. we posted the remainders at Blawgr . We decided to post the rest of the entrants over at Blawgr in order to start a discussion – an idea which appears to have fallen short. Apparently, law bloggers don’t like to discuss things in groups.
We apologize - we are truly sorry for any upset our rethinking caused. We thought it might be useful to scale back Blawg Review a little bit and make it more pertinent.... but we know how much y'all like your links, so we are going to pay some pennance and share some linking goodness with y'all this week.
Now, we haven't cleared this with "Ed" - so, we await your love, scorn or indifference alone and without the armor of Ed's cloak. So... without further ado, we give you all the law related links that we could find in the blawgosphere this week:
"2 Must-Read Posts By Arnie Herz, Inspirer." "A lack of information and a lot of legal gaps." "A preference for talk shows and soaps 'is a marker of something suspicious.'" "American Idol" -- the final 11. "American Idol" -- the results. "An Easy Way to Fix a Leading Question" "Bill Gates Talks Web 2.0" "Citation Bridge" Patent Citation Tool "Client Communications Are Not A Billable Event" "Comparison of Web Browsers" "Don't Put Discovery Disputes on the Back Burner" "E-Mail Retention for Lawyers" "Enhancing Mobile Security - Feature Article" "Failure to Communicate is Still #1 Offense" "Federal Courts--United States--Statistics" "Had she been a male applicant, there would have been little, if any, hesitation to admit." "He thought the man had an 'attitude,' then noticed the driver had no arms." "He thought the man had an 'attitude,' then noticed the driver had no arms." "How Client Dissatisfaction Can Hurt You" "How One Small Firm Is Expanding Internationally" "How predictable sociology is." "How predictable sociology is." "How to Avoid Letting a 'Perp Walk' Turn Into a Parade" "How to Avoid Losing a Client: Just Listen" "I was born in America and I love my country." "In an environment where people are disgusted with politics in general, who represents clean and change?" "It is the dirtiest little secret in higher education..." "Keep Track of City Wireless Networks" "Law Day Speech Materials Online" "Legal Aspects of Blogging" "Maybe we should just suspend the Confrontation Clause in spousal abuse cases." "Maybe we should just suspend the Confrontation Clause in spousal abuse cases." "Men in Speedos in poses customarily taken by women on MTV’s spring break programs and 'Girls Gone Wild.'" "New Book Analyzes Obstacles to Advancement for Women in Law Firms" "O’Reilly has become baroque, and 'The O’Reilly Factor' is complex affair, dense with self-references...." "O’Reilly has become baroque, and 'The O’Reilly Factor' is complex affair, dense with self-references...." "Open Water." "Reveal[ing] the strains behind the surface placidity and collegiality of the young Roberts court." "Safely Publish to PDF" "Smile on the Phone" "South Park" -- "The Return of Chef!" "The Apprentice." "The Quran is very clear and the words of our prophet are very clear. There can only be one outcome: death." "The Return of Chef!" "There's blogs." "To strip marriage of its antiquated ideals and romantic tinsel and find ways to make it truly contemporary." "Unless something radical and imaginative is done Squirrel Nutkin and his friends are going to be toast." "Webcasts Provide Link for Ailing SJC Jurist" "What sociologists call the 'cool-pose culture' of young black men was simply too gratifying to give up." "Window cleaner Ira Clemons put down his squeegee in the lobby of a city mall and stroked his goatee...." "Windows’s Free RDC Versus GoToMyPC" "Yardlong, spaghetti-thin worms erupted from the legs or feet — or even eye sockets — of victims." "You know, I wouldn't put it past him... He's a pretty sneaky guy." "You see all these pockmarks in his cheeks and he looks like an entirely different person -- and you go, 'Wow, is that Brad Pitt?'" "You see all these pockmarks in his cheeks and he looks like an entirely different person -- and you go, 'Wow, is that Brad Pitt?'" (BW) DataCert Vice President Establishes Intellectual Property ... (PRN) Mannatech Announces It Will Begin Selling Glyconutritional ... (PRN) National Nutrition Journal Honors Mannatech With a Bronze ... (PZ) Energy Conservation Technologies, Inc. Announces New Patent ... “They’re stealing the language!” 2003-4 Statutes at Large Online From GPO 3M awarded injunction in patent case 3M says wins suit vs. Avery Dennison 8 Mile Road - Who are you? 9th Circuit Slams DOJ Over Detention A 250-year-old tortoise... A Better Way for Lawyers to Accept Credit Card Payments? Special Offer for Readers of this Blog A Cancer On The Presidency? A Lesson in Product Configuration Protection A lot more to patent A New Way of Thinking About Marketing A Study in Diplomacy Abbott slips on questions over timing of deal Accused Wiretapper Pellicano Attacks Warrant ACLU Announces Representation of ISP Targeted By National Security Letter ACLU Challenges Nevada Law Restricting Brothel Advertising Actions Semiconductor Announces ITC's Finding on Patent ... Adult Entertainment Lawyer Prevails at 11th Circuit in Battle Over Obscenity Law Advocacy Group Releases Badware Reports Aggregation of Blogs From Around The World Air safety goes public in 2 years Alternatives to Writely American Inventor or American Idol American Inventors...be wary Americans Increasingly Go Online for News An MBA program for law firm managers AnalogicTech in patent violation inquiry Analysis: Winning the patent game in Asia Anonymous comments on "Public domain music via "donum mundus" clauses" Another Free Patent Downloading Service Antonov fighting Toyota over hybrid patents Antonov plc reports ?precipitous? Toyota patent suit in Japan ... Apple iPhone Integration and a Media Device? Apple patentiert Update-System Arbuan Teens to Face Summer Trial Over Holloway Disappearance? Arch Chemicals Granted a Patent by European Patent Office for Zinc ... Are Patents a Form of Blackmail? Are Patents a Form of Blackmail? Are You Your Own Competition? Arizona Makes It Easier to Check Up on Lawyers Army Dog Handler Convicted of Abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison Arnie Herz (Legal Sanity) has a Vitamin for us Article on New Partners Ignores Diversity Article Reviews Substance and Services of Intelligent Digital Libraries As Iraq War Rages, Army Re-Examines Lessons of Vietnam Ashcroft firm lobbies for tech titans Ashcroft firm lobbies for tech titans - CNET News.com Ass't AG Responds to Republican and Democratic Questions On Domestic Surveillance Australia Legislators Propose ISP Feed Filtering Australian Government Tenatively Warms to ISP Filters Avoiding Mobile Computing Burnout B Vitamin Supreme Court Case Could Prove Tough Medicine for Patent Lawyers B12 - Show Your Bones Barnes & Noble: 1:00 pm Baylis OBE Visits UK Patent Office Beards. Beltway Windfall Berkeley Town Hall Meeting to Focus on Improvements to Patent Review Process Best Bio of the Chief Justice - EB or Wikipedia? Best Practices for Law Firm Technology Committees Video Webinar on March 21 (Dennis M. Kennedy) Big Law's missing women: the dialogue continues Blawg - Law blog content getting better by the day : Depth of content may exceeed ALM Blawg of the Day Blawg of the Day Blawg of the Day Blawg of the Day Blawg of the Day Blawg of the Day Blawg Review #49 Blawg Review #49 Blawg Review #49 - Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog Blawg Review #49: OoooooooO - klahoma... Blawgosphere Gets Better By the Day Blawgs of the Day Blog editor apologizes to Clooney Blog Law Articles, Summit (Denise Howell) Blog search engine optimization : Title tags are key Bloglaw Pics Bob Newhart tells a 9/11 joke. Bob Newhart tells a 9/11 joke. BONUS POST: Advertising programs that cross a line BONUS POST: California Fair Claims Practices Act Manual Now Available BONUS POST: Jan Schlictmann's side wins BONUS POST: Texas Lawyers Spend $25,000 to recover $77 BPAI's factual findings affirmed when based on more than a mere scintilla of evidence Brand Autopsy's "QUICK QUOTE" Brand placements in computer games Breaking Down the 'Perp Walk" Bridging the Gap: How lawyers and IT professionals work together for ED success Bristol buyout may be longshot despite settlement Bristol-Myers und Sanofi-Aventis einigen sich im Streit um Plavix ... Bristol-Myers, Nabi shares rise on Inet Britain Calls for New Talks With Iran Brits find Humor in US Associate Compensation Broadcast Indecency Regulation: The Indecency Standard Broadcast Indecency Regulation: The Profanity Standard Broader test for certain cancers needed, study says Brobeck Mountain Bruce MacEwen's letter to the editor of the New York Times Brussels: "Conference on The Politics and Ideology of Intellectual Property". Business Competency for Lawyers Business intelligence (BI) software compared to knowledge management (KM) software By Price Alone? CAFC May Hear Immigration Cases CAFC: A Salt Doesn't Literally Infringe an Acid Claim CAFC: Claimed "Acid" Precludes Coverage for "Salts" CAFC: What Evidence Does an Accused Infringer Need for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement? Called by God to Help Campaign to find trademark for Vietnam starts Can I Have a Copy of Your Brochure? Can You See The Greatest American Lawyer on L.A. Law? Canada’s Telecom Industry and Foreign Ownership Canada’s Telecommunications Policy Review Panel recommends statutory protection for network neutrality Canon gegen Pelikan Can't Get on the Network? Get on the Net CATO Study Challenges Courts' Role in Digital Rights Management CDT Report Identifies Large Corporate Adware Funders Certificates of paralegals in law departments: CLA and RP and others Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (10Mar2006) Chapman and Cutler Boosts Utah Hub With Former LeBoeuf Group Charging for emails - How to lose $80,000 per year Check The Pedigree Chian Releases IPR Action Plan for 2006 China Releases IPR Action Plan for 2006 China seen as fifth biggest drugs market by 2010 CHINA: Honda to sue government over CR-V patent CIA Warns Bloggers About Obtaining Agency Approval Claim Construction Implant Claim Construction Nightmare Claim Preamble Is Limiting When It Recites Essential Structure of the Invention Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings, Interim rule (23Feb2006) Click This Link To Speak With A Human client relations 101: active listening and the art of conversation Clothing Configuration Not Inherently Distinctive Coast to Coast: The legal gender gap Cocktail of Hedge Funds, Emerging Markets Is A Risky Mix CollaGenex Gets EU Oracea Patent CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Reports Notice of Allowance for ... Collection of State Dept. Cables from 1973-1974 Now Searchable Online Come again? Comment on Anyone using Postage Meters? Thoughts? by Russ Krajec Comment on Five non-law blogs I dig (add your 5 to the comments) by Nipper Commenting on Comments Commenting On Comments Comments on Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Notice of proposed rule making (February 2006) (07Mar2006) Comments on Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Notice of proposed rule making (February 2006) (08Mar2006) Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Launches New Web-Based Filing System for Patent Applications Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Launches New Web-Based Filing System for Patent Applications Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to Launch New Electronic Patent Application Filing System Commerce Under Secretary Highlights Florida’s Innovation and Competitiveness Commission rules in favor of SigmaTel in patent dispute Common US Test Fails to Find Breast Cancer in Some (Update3) Company Makes Good Living Through 'Patent Trolling' Comparison of Web Browsers Computer on the golf course Congress plans more patent hearings Congresswoman Jane Harman Speaks Need for Legal Framework For Intel Gathering Construing Claims “Without Reference to the Accused Device” Is Put to the Test Continued Distribution of Brochures and Instructions Insufficient to Create SJ Jurisdiction Convicted of Forging Judge's Order, Attorney Is Given 27-Month Sentence Cordis Wins Suit on Stent License Cory Even Dreams Clever Court Overturns Quattrone Conviction Courthouse Bomb Scare Delays Vioxx Trial's Resumption Creating Diversity Jurisdiction Creative Commons License Upheld by Dutch Court Crushing Small Innovators Crushing Small Innovators Crushing Small Innovators - InternetNews.com Crushing Small Innovators - InternetNews.com Curon Medical Reveals Assignment & Agreement With BARRX Medical ... Curon sells patent, uses cash to meet Nasdaq rule DC Circuit: Courts Not to Choose Between Competing Meanings of an Ambiguous Statute Without Agency Interpretation DC Circuit: Courts Not to Choose Between Competing Meanings of an Ambiguous Statute Without Agency Interpretation Dear Client: If we lose, it's all your fault. Love, Attorney Death of a Law Firm Recorded by Blawg Defamation laws and blogging : Good article in Wisconsin Lawyer delivered by IP Newsflash on 21 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 22 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 23 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 24 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 25 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 26 March 2006 delivered by IP Newsflash on 27 March 2006 Della Reese Launching Clothing Line Delta Says Bookings Are Down Due to Threat of Strike by Pilots Demands for Release of Commerce Report on Outsouring of Jobs Overseas Des Moines company sued in trademark case over warming lubricant Diageo North America, the Largest Spirits Company in the World ... digg.com: Steve Ballmer Hints Microsoft May Use Its Software Patents Against Linux Digital River hit with patent suit Digitizing X-Rays Diplomats Report Little Progress on Iran Disgraced S.Korean stem cell scientist fired Distinguishing gay marriage and polygamy -- part 2. Diverse Group of Local, State, Federal E-Gov't Programs Recognized for Excellence DMCA is Anti-Competitive Do Your Trial Exhibits Pass This Test? Doctor-Patient, Clients or Customers? Does Sanofi-Aventis Patent Settlement Agreement With Apotex Reveal a Trend? Does Sanofi-Aventis Patent Settlement Agreement With Apotex Reveal a Trend? DOJ Site On Overseas Legal Operations Disappears DOJ: Lawyers' Calls Could Have Been Captured in NSA Surveillance Don't Miss Cato vs. the DMCA Don't plagiarize. Don't plagiarize. Double Tagged, I'm It – I’m It Dr. Reddy's surges on hopes of Plavix settlement Dr. Reddy's surges on hopes of Plavix settlement Dreaming About Technology Early Cantilever Brake eBay Patent Wars: Former AG Ashcroft to Lobby for eBay EBay Plans Payments Using Cell Phones E-Discovery 101—Discovery and the Use of Electronic Data in Litigation EFS-Web Resource Links Electronic Renewal of International Trademark Registrations E-Mail Retention for Lawyers Enhancing Mobile Security - Feature Article Enterprise Search Makes Inroads in Tackling Corporate Info Overload Entrust files suit against Palo Alto, Calif. credit union Entrust Sues Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union Over Patent European patent for CollaGenex rosacea drug European Vision Blue Patent Upheld: DORC Successfully Fought off ... European-style regulation and the dangerous pipe organ. EU-US Geographical Indications Update Evan Schaeffer on the Internet Making the World Smaller (Dennis M. Kennedy) Exclusivity "for Now" Insufficient for Standing Ex-Gemstar-TV Guide CEO Found Liable for Securities Fraud Experts Reveal the Secret Powers of Grapefruit Juice FA Moves To Patent Its Logo Fat Tax Refund? You Might be Giving Money Away FBI IG Report on Brandon Mayfield Case FDA to Ban Poultry Use Of 2 Drug Types on Flu Fears FDIC OIG Report Assesses Risks to the Corporation FEC Issues Draft Final Rules on Use of Internet In Connection with Federal Elections Federal Judge: Calif. Billboard Law Limits Free Speech Feelers Are Out at Firms Touched by Wiretapping Probe FFII: FFII Open Letter calls for participation in Community Patent Consultation File a patent using Mac OS X File Your Patents Electronically Financial stocks drive European bourses lower Financial Website for Investors Launched by Google Firm run by ex-AIG head sues AIG in trademark row Firms Buying Their Way Into the High Court Club Firms Buying Their Way Into the High Court Club - New York Law Journal Firms Show Modest Growth in New Partners Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Forgent's business model takes litigious path - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Forgent's business model takes litigious path - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Founding Father Foolishness Free Online Search of 4,819 State Occupational Licensing Job Titles Free riders in law departments Free Teleseminar: Ethical Issues in Patent Practice Free Teleseminar: Ethical Issues in Patent Practice Freedominfo.org Launches Redesigned Website freeipods not really free French To Vote on Competition in Music Downloads From A Lawyers Lips... Fujitsu to pay Rambus for third-party DRAM purchases GAL's Paperless Office GAO Reports on Costs and Failures Associated With FBI IT Upgrade GAO Reports on Delay of Truck Armor Installation for Iraq War Operations GAO Reports on HHS and CMS Info Security Vulnerabilities GDC: Beware the Patent Troll General counsel’s compensation on executive budget line Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 21 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 22 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 23 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 24 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 25 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 26 March 2006 Get the latest IP related decisions and office notices dated 27 March 2006 Getting private with del.icio.us Ginnie comments on "USPTO.gov suggestion: make last screen of TEAS print right" Git Along, Little Blawgies Global Filmmaking Risks Map 2006 Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative Launched By Microsoft Go Non-Solo Right Out of Law School Google Files Wi-Fi Ad Targeting Patent Google Finance Is "Early-Stage Beta Product" Google gets into the content business Google seeks patent for ad-subsidized WiFi access Google sued for providing poor page ranking Google Sued Over Page Rank Google Sued Over Site Removal Google Wants Patent For Wi-Fi Hotspot Ads Googling in the billions. Googling in the billions. Group: Airlines Lost 30M Bags in 2005 Guess Which Quote I Would Used In My Opening Statements in a Lawsuit Against Carnival Cruise Lines… Guidant stent may tread on Medtronic patent handbook on patent mapping from Japanese patent office handbook on patent mapping from Japanese patent office Have Patent, Will Sue - MIT Technology Review Health Law, Technology, People and Marketing Hierarchy of titles below Associate and Assistant General Counsel High Court Declines to Review: Internet Obscenity, Convicted Spy, Tobacco, Death High court hears patent arguments High Court Sides With Merrill Lynch Over Investor Suits Hinheckle Jones comments on "USPTO.gov suggestion: make last screen of TEAS print right" Hold on to Your Business Card Homeowners stretched perilously Honda to file lawsuit over China's decision to reject CR-V patent ... Honda to sue in China over cancelled SUV patent Hot News: FTC vs. Davison decided Hot News: FTC vs. Davison decided Hot Patent Suits - Forbes Hot Patent Suits - Forbes House panel eyes predatory lending bill House Panel to Review Katrina Contracts Housing Speculators Relocate to Hotter Spots How Do You Protect The LIVESTRONG Bracelet? How Much Should Lawyers Charge? How Palm's Treo Capitalized On BlackBerry's Patent Fracas How to Attract and Keep Superstars in Your Firm How to Avoid Losing a Client: Just Listen How to Be a Good Client HRH Prince Charles v. Associated Newspapers I hate houseguests. My wife's sister and her husb... I just had breakfast with a client. Not one of my... Idea for Blog Feature If A Brochure Falls In The Forest And Nobody Hears It.... Immigration Debate Is Shaped by '08 Election Immigration, blogging and the power of media Implicit Motivation to Combine Shown by Preponderance of the Evidence Important Tax Information For Retiring Partners In a First, Casino Suit Ordered to Arbitration In Case Involving Disbarred Attorney, High Court Draws 'Fine Line' on Police Searches In the Workplace, Every Bleeping Word Can Show Your Rank India Inferential Language Limits Claim to Preamble Informed Consent at Issue in Cases Involving Rabies-Infected Kidneys Inside The Merck/Vioxx Trial From The Plaintiffs' Bar. Day 10 Inside The Merck/Vioxx Trial From The Plaintiffs' Bar. Day 11 Inside The Merck/Vioxx Trial From The Plaintiffs' Bar. Day 12 Inside The Merck/Vioxx Trial From The Plaintiffs' Bar. Day 13 Inside The Merck/Vioxx Trial From The Plaintiffs' Bar. Day 14 Insufficient Obfuscation Insulting Judges: To Discipline or Not To Discipline? Does it really matter? Intellectual Rights Court To Start Proceedings By The Year End International Trade Commission Orders Investigation of ... Introduction to the OODA Loop and its Business Implications Iowa company sued in trademark case Iowa Considers Identity Theft Passports IP Global Marketplace Conference Set for McLean, Virginia - March 27-28 IP Lawsuit Filing Updates IP Lawsuit Filing Updates IP Lawsuit Filing Updates IP Lawsuit Filing Updates IPR?the backbone of the Biotech industry Iran Leader Approves Iraq Talks With U.S. IRS Plan to Allow Sale of Taxpayer Data Causes Outcry Is It Time To Scrap The DMCA? Is the law department (and compliance) an “emergency management profession?” It Not Only Doesn't Matter What's In The Brochure — It Doesn't Matter What's In The Bottle, Either ITC Investigates Linear's Analogic Tech Claims ITC judge upholds SigmaTel's MP3 chip patents ITC Rules That Action Semiconductor Infringes SigmaTel Patents ... It's A Wonderful Life Japan's Toshiba wins patent case against SKorea's Hynix - UPDATE Jim Maule on Laptop Computers in Law School Classes (Dennis M. Kennedy) Join the Listserv discussion: why more women aren't partners Join the Listserv discussion: why more women aren't partners Jones Looks at Selling Company Judge Finds Little Goodwill in Price for Penalized Firm Judge Orders Google to Turn Over Limited Data in COPA Case Just Revoke Someone's Network Access (Denise Howell) Justices Weigh In on Use of Tapes and Transcripts KB Home's Turn Key Findings from Study of Saddam Hussein's Regime Keys to Successful Strategic Planning Know your market - again Knowledge Arbitrage for Attorneys L.A. fashion designers gaining clout in movie hub LaFave Dodges Jail Time for Having Sex With Student Latham Tops Off Associate Raises Law as a business and a profession TGIF
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