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Ethical issues for business and intellectual property lawyers By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, December 2015 Our ethics codes provide guidance when encountering conflicting choices. Multiple codes and enforcement entities, including Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Patent and Trademark Office, Northern District of Illinois. Eugene Friedman outlines and comments on issues intellectual property and business attorneys may confront.
Intellectual property issues involved in the sale or purchase of a business—A checklist By Eugene F. Friedman Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2013 This checklist is abstracted from materials associated with a speech given by the author on behalf of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council earlier this year.
Ethical issues for business and intellectual property lawyers, part 2 By Eugene F. Friedman Business Advice and Financial Planning, August 2011 The second installment in this series on ethics for business lawyers.
Ethical issues for business and intellectual property lawyers—Part 1 By Eugene F. Friedman Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2011 The first installment in this series on ethics for business lawyers.
The basics of trademarks and trade secrets By Eugene F. Friedman Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2009 Summaries of basic Trademark and Trade Secret concepts for the general practitioner.
Nondisclosure agreements: A discussion with useful examples By Eugene F. Friedman, J.D.,Ph.D. Business Advice and Financial Planning, September 2008 Nondisclosure agreements find use in a wide variety of situations including employment, business sales, joint ventures, and other cooperative efforts.
Ethics issues By Eugene F. Friedman Human and Civil Rights, December 2007 The basics of copyright law
What every lawyer should know about intellectual property: The Basics of Copyright Law; The Basics of Patent Law; Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property Law* By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, June 2007 The basics of copyright law.
Nondisclosure agreements: Useful examples By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, March 2007 Recent prior articles in this newsletter by other authors have discussed the legal foundation of nondisclosure agreements.
The Supreme Court plants an idea—All life formpatentable! And farmers get the short end of the stalk. Part I: The decision By Eugene F. Friedman, J.D., Ph.D. Agricultural Law, July 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of J.E.M. Ag Supply Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1865 (U.S. 2001), decided that plants constitute proper subject matter for utility patents under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
The Supreme Court plants an idea-All life forms are patentable! And farmers get the short end of the stalk. Part I: The decision By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, June 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of J.E.M. Ag Supply Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1865 (U.S. 2001), decided that plants constitute proper subject matter for utility patents under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
Outline of three recent Supreme Court decisions on patent law (and more) By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, August 2003 I. Utility patents for plants--J.E.M. Ag Supply Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1865 (2001)
UCITA is coming! UCITA is coming! (One if by land, two if by C) By Eugene F. Friedman Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2002 The Illinois General Assembly has recently witnessed the introduction of the Uniform Computer Information Transfer Act (UCITA), 1999 Illinois Senate Bill 1309.
UCITA is coming! UCITA is coming! (One if by land, two if by C) By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, April 2002 The Illinois General Assembly has recently witnessed the introduction of the Uniform Computer Information Transfer Act ("UCITA"), 1999 Illinois Senate Bill 1309.
UCITA is coming! UCITA is coming! (One if by land, two if by C) By Eugene F. Friedman Corporate Law Departments, November 2000 The Illinois General Assembly has recently witnessed the introduction of the Uniform Computer Information Transfer Act ("UCITA"), 1999 Illinois Senate Bill 1309.
UCITA is coming! UCITA is coming! (One if by land, two if by C) By Eugene F. Friedman September 2000 The Illinois General Assembly has recently witnessed the introduction of the Uniform Computer Information Transfer Act ("UCITA"), 1999 Illinois Senate Bill 1309.

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