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07/21/2016

Terry Avchen, Glaser Weil Partner & Chair of the Environmental and Energy Department, is also the co-founder and Chair of Environmental Research Advocates (ERA Science). ERA Science is a non-profit foundation which funds scientific research in alternative energy and Glaser Weil is pleased to support its efforts. The following post discusses the potential of using perskovite crystals in solar panels.

07/14/2016

Glaser Weil is pleased to announce that the Beverly Hills City Council has honored Partner and Co-Chair of the Government & Regulatory Law Department Tom Levyn with a Key to the City of Beverly Hills. Mr. Levyn served as mayor of Beverly Hills in 1996, 1999 and 2003. Current Beverly Hills Mayor John Mirisch, Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne and Councilmembers Kathy Reims and Julian Gold presented the award to Mr. Levyn.

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07/07/2016

Terry Avchen, Glaser Weil Partner & Chair of the Environmental and Energy Department, is also the co-founder and Chair of Environmental Research Advocates (ERA Science). ERA Science is a non-profit foundation which funds scientific research in alternative energy and Glaser Weil is pleased to support its efforts. The following post discusses the recent North American Leaders Summit where the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican leaders agreed to a trilateral energy and climate plan that sets new goals for emission reduction and paves the way for joint development of low-carbon technologies and a dramatic increase of electricity exports from Canada.

07/06/2016

Andrew Choung, a partner in the Glaser Weil IP Department and head of the Firm's Patent and Technology practice, published a blog post yesterday on the Superior Court of the State of Delaware's decision in Charge Injection Technologies, Inc. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company. In denying Dupont's motion to dismiss for violating state champerty and maintenance laws, the Court affirmed the propriety of litigation financing.
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On March 9, 2016, in Charge Injection Technologies, Inc. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, C.A. No. 07C-12-134-JRL, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware issued a decision on a motion to dismiss for violating state champerty and maintenance laws. In 2008, plaintiff Charge Injection Technol...

07/05/2016

Glaser Weil is pleased to announce that Partner and Co-Chair of the Government & Regulatory Law Department Tom Levyn has been reappointed to the Greater Los Angeles Area U.S. Bank Advisory Board. Mr. Levyn was recommended for reappointment by Richard K. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp and was confirmed by Rudy Medina, President, Southern California Market for U.S. Bank, N.A. The Advisory Board works with senior executives and the Chairman's office to promote U.S. Bank throughout Southern California.

06/29/2016

Adrian Pruetz, Partner and Chair of Glaser Weil’s Intellectual Property Department, along with her daughter, Erica Van Loon, Partner and Head of the Trademark, Copyright and Media Practice at Glaser Weil spoke as the panelists for a special event for the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association‘s Women in IP section, “An Evening Oceanside Chat by the Strand”. This sold out event was very well-received and took place at Ms. Pruetz’s home in Hermosa Beach, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

Ms. Pruetz and Ms. Van Loon shared their experiences and unique perspectives on striving to achieve work-life balance, family, career and how they have continued to inspire one another. The 45 women IP attorneys in attendance enjoyed a rousing discussion during and after the panel.

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This Is Glaser Weil – Your Powerhouse! Based in Los Angeles, California, Glaser Weil is one of the country’s premier full-service law firms. Advising a roster of diverse, selective clients — from start-ups and large global corporations to high-profile entertainers.

06/23/2016

Terry Avchen, Glaser Weil Partner & Chair of the Environmental and Energy Department, is also the co-founder and Chair of Environmental Research Advocates (ERA Science). ERA Science is a non-profit foundation which funds scientific research in alternative energy and Glaser Weil is pleased to support its efforts. The following post discusses solar power utilized in planes, trains and boats.

Planes and boats and trains. Solar power hopes to take the renewable energy lead in getting us, and everything we need, where we want to go in emission free style!

Solar's triple threat this week:

Planes.
Solar Impulse 2, the largest solar-powered aircraft in the world, landed early Saturday in New York City On the 13th leg of its 'round the globe journey-
"It was symbolic to fly over the Statue of Liberty being free from fossil fuel," Borschberg and Piccard the Impulse's pilots and visionaries. The 27,000-mile journey is being powered by 17,000 solar cells built into carbon fiber wings that have a 236-foot (72-meter) wingspan. "Our goal with this flight is for a clearer and more efficient world"

Boats: Solar Voyager launched from Gloucester, Massachusetts, at the beginning of the month, and is headed toward Portugal. It is the world’s first autonomous surface vessel to cross the ocean, and the first to do it on solar power alone.
Isaac Penny and Christopher Sam Soon built Solar Voyager from scratch, with only the solar panels and some standard motor parts. The 18-foot boat is the size of an ocean kayak,has an aluminum shell, it's upper surface is given over to solar panels, 280 Watts worth. Below deck are 2.4-kWh batteries to run at night.

Trains: Indian Railways ‘Solar Mission’, to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, has begun coaches fitted with solar panels which will initially power all the electrical appliances inside a train. The goal is to power transit entirely in the next couple years. Every coach has 12 solar panels on the rooftop each producing 300 Watts and will be able to generate 3.6 Kilowatts of electricity.

The future of transportation is sunny!

06/22/2016

Brittany Elias, an associate in the Glaser Weil IP Department, published a blog post today on the Supreme Court's decision this month in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. with regard to recovery of attorneys' fees under Section 505 of the Copyright Act.

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Section 505 of the Copyright Act provides for recovery of attorneys’ fees by prevailing litigants. It states that a court, “in its discretion may allow the recovery of full costs.” However, no guidance has been provided on this language in more than 20 years. The last word from the High Court occur...

06/21/2016

Andrew Choung, a partner in the Glaser Weil IP Department and head of the Firm's Patent and Technology practice, published a blog post today on the Supreme Court's decision yesterday in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee.
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On June 20, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee. One of the questions presented to the Court was the appropriate claim construction standard for inter partes review (IPR). The fundamental dispute, as framed by the Court, was the apparent intent of t...

06/14/2016

Rex Hwang, a partner in Glaser Weil's IP practice group, recently published a blog post on the Supreme Court's decision in Halo Elecs., Inc. v. Pulse Elecs., Inc., which has relaxed the standard for increased patent damages.

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Through its recent decision in Halo Elecs., Inc. v. Pulse Elecs., Inc.[1], the Supreme Court discarded the mechanical two-part test governing enhanced damages fashioned by the Federal Circuit in Seagate, and gave district courts broad discretion to decide when to award enhanced damages in cases invo...

06/14/2016

Terry Avchen, Glaser Weil Partner & Chair of the Environmental and Energy Department, is also the co-founder and Chair of Environmental Research Advocates (ERA Science). ERA Science is a non-profit foundation which funds scientific research in alternative energy and Glaser Weil is pleased to support its efforts. The following post discusses the background behind World Environment Day.

World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). "World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries."

06/10/2016

Glaser Weil LLP is pleased to announce that 7 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

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This Is Glaser Weil – Your Powerhouse! Based in Los Angeles, California, Glaser Weil is one of the country’s premier full-service law firms. Advising a roster of diverse, selective clients — from start-ups and large global corporations to high-profile entertainers.