Duke Law School Introduces the Law and Entrepreneurship LLM Program November 1st, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Duke Law School’s Law and Entrepreneurship Program examines and researches the social, economic, political and legal forces that impact entrepreneurial activity in the United States. (MMM partner John Yates serves on the Board of Visitors of the Duke Law School.) For more information, click here. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
UPDATED Silicon Valley VCs Anxious over Prop 23 Outcome November 1st, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: VCs with clean tech investments fear passage of Proposition 23 will negatively impact CA clean tech industry. If passed, the Proposition will suspend limitations on greenhouse gas emissions that have helped the industry flourish. Read article. *Update: CA voters denied the passing of Proposition 23 on Novemeber 4, 2010. Silicon Valley VC’s breathe sigh of relief. Read more. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
New Healthcare IT M&A report October 28th, 2010Health IT, M & A Healthcare IT, Healthcare Services Highlights: Report shows significant growth in median revenue multiple and a median deal size rebound from 2009. View Report. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Does Cold-Calling Curb Competition? October 28th, 2010Employment Does Cold-Calling Curb Competition? On September 24, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed suit against six high-tech companies – Adobe Systems, Apple, Google, Intel, Pixar, and Intuit – charging that their agreements to refrain from “cold calling” each other’s employees for employment are illegal under federal antitrust law. The DOJ asserted that such non-solicitation agreements restrained competition for employees and likely deprived employees of competitively important information and access to better job opportunities. The DOJ characterized non-solicitation agreements as “illegal per se,” or automatically illegal. While the lawsuit focused on high-tech Read More
USPTO and European Patent Office Team Up on Classification System October 27th, 2010Patents/IP USPTO and European Patent Office Team Up on Classification System Daniel Sineway On October 22, 2010, the U.S. Patent & Trademark office (USPTO) and European Patent Office (EPO) announced that the two agencies plan to create a common patent classification system for classifying patents and other prior art according to common subject matter definitions. The common classification scheme will be primarily based on the EPO’s standard, but will include best practices of both agencies. The goal of the unified classification system is to help the two agencies begin to eliminate unnecessary duplication of effort in examining patent applications, thereby promoting more efficient Read More
Start-Ups Struggle to Recruit Technical Talent October 26th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: With the growing demand for software engineers, tech entrepreneurs struggle to recruit new talent. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
New Legislation Changes Basic Employment Practices in Massachusetts October 26th, 2010Employment New Legislation Changes Basic Employment Practices in Massachusetts Employers must now affirmatively notify an employee within ten days of placing negative information in an employee’s personnel record. Under the personnel records statute, a personnel record is broadly defined as “a record kept by an employer that identifies an employee, to the extent that the record is used or has been used, or may affect or be used relative to that employee’s qualifications for employment, promotion, transfer, additional compensation or disciplinary action.” Read Read More Silicon Valley VC Fund Established to Invest Millions in Social Media Businesses October 23rd, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Anticipating the continued rise of social media popularity, venture capital firm KCPB launches $250M social media effort. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More Medical Technology Deals Surpass 2009 Numbers October 22nd, 2010Health IT, M & A Healthcare IT, Healthcare Services Headlines: Large deals from established companies in the medical technology sector drive 2010 deal numbers up from last year. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More Cloud Computing: Storms on the Horizon October 22nd, 2010Data Centers Cloud Computing Highlights: Practical Pointers for preparing and avoiding possible cloud-computing challenges and limitations that lie ahead. [gview file=”http://www.www.mmmtechlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/CloudsStormsonHorizon_042010.pdf”] This information is presented for educational purposes and is not intended to constitute legal advice; see disclaimer at http://www.www.mmmtechlaw.com/privacy-policy-and-disclaimer/. Contact Melanie Touchstone for more information at mtouchstone@mmmlaw.com. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More Previous 128 129 130 131 ... 143 Next
Silicon Valley VC Fund Established to Invest Millions in Social Media Businesses October 23rd, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Anticipating the continued rise of social media popularity, venture capital firm KCPB launches $250M social media effort. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Medical Technology Deals Surpass 2009 Numbers October 22nd, 2010Health IT, M & A Healthcare IT, Healthcare Services Headlines: Large deals from established companies in the medical technology sector drive 2010 deal numbers up from last year. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Cloud Computing: Storms on the Horizon October 22nd, 2010Data Centers Cloud Computing Highlights: Practical Pointers for preparing and avoiding possible cloud-computing challenges and limitations that lie ahead. [gview file=”http://www.www.mmmtechlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/CloudsStormsonHorizon_042010.pdf”] This information is presented for educational purposes and is not intended to constitute legal advice; see disclaimer at http://www.www.mmmtechlaw.com/privacy-policy-and-disclaimer/. Contact Melanie Touchstone for more information at mtouchstone@mmmlaw.com. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More