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Guest Post Out Of The Blue The Federal Circuit Devises A New Rule For Color Mark, Christine Farley Apr 2020

Guest Post Out Of The Blue The Federal Circuit Devises A New Rule For Color Mark, Christine Farley

Editorial Contributions

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that color marks on product packaging can be inherently distinctive. On April 8, 2020, the court issued its opinion in In re: Forney Industries, Inc. It stated that “a distinct color-based product packaging mark can indicate the source of the goods to a consumer, and, therefore, can be inherently distinctive.” URL: https://patentlyo.com/patent/2020/04/federal-circuit-devises.html


The Legal Scholar's Guide Book Reviews, Jamie Abrams Apr 2020

The Legal Scholar's Guide Book Reviews, Jamie Abrams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Success in law school and in the legal profession often involves mastering and navigating the plethora of unwritten rules and norms that govern institutions and communities. Differences in access to those unwritten rules can privilege and advance some while disadvantaging others. A second-generation law student, for example, is far more likely to know about the professional value of law review than a first-generation law student. Law scholarship is particularly plagued by an insularity that can yield a problematic echo chamber within elite institutions and privileged communities. Thus, the more legal scholarship can be explicitly demystified, taught, and mentored, the more …


Copyright In The Texts Of The Law: Historical Perspectives, Charles Duan Apr 2020

Copyright In The Texts Of The Law: Historical Perspectives, Charles Duan

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Recently, state governments have begun to claim a copyright interest in their official published codes of law, in particular arguing that ancillary materials such as annotations to the statutory text are subject to state-held copyright protection because those materials are not binding commands that carry the force of law. Litigation over this issue and a vigorous policy debate are ongoing.

This article contributes a historical perspective to this ongoing debate over copyright in texts relating to the law. It reviews the history of government production and use of annotations, commentaries, legislative debates, and other related information relevant to the law …


Closing The Courthouse Door On Private Attorneys General: Judicial Expansion Of The First-To-File Bar In The False Claims Act Is Inconsistent With The Act's Text And Purpose, Dylan A. Consla Mar 2020

Closing The Courthouse Door On Private Attorneys General: Judicial Expansion Of The First-To-File Bar In The False Claims Act Is Inconsistent With The Act's Text And Purpose, Dylan A. Consla

Legislation and Policy Brief

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Empowering American Victims Of International Organized Crime: Proposing An Amendment To Clarify Rico's Extraterritorial Application, Lisa Lindhorst Mar 2020

Empowering American Victims Of International Organized Crime: Proposing An Amendment To Clarify Rico's Extraterritorial Application, Lisa Lindhorst

Legislation and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


The Need For Federal Disclosure And Fraud Protection In The Workplace, Carlos Garcia Mar 2020

The Need For Federal Disclosure And Fraud Protection In The Workplace, Carlos Garcia

Legislation and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Buprenorphine: Medication-Assisted Treatment: The Role Of Informed Consent, John Tyler Stocking Mar 2020

Buprenorphine: Medication-Assisted Treatment: The Role Of Informed Consent, John Tyler Stocking

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Telemedicine: Benefits, Challenges, And Its Great Potential, Samantha J. Achenbach Mar 2020

Telemedicine: Benefits, Challenges, And Its Great Potential, Samantha J. Achenbach

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Mika Sharpe, Erin Donnelly Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Mika Sharpe, Erin Donnelly

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Telemedicine And Legal Disruption, Mark Andriola Mar 2020

Telemedicine And Legal Disruption, Mark Andriola

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Samantha Schram, Carolyn Larcom Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Samantha Schram, Carolyn Larcom

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Qualified: Medicaid Provider Agreements, Waivers, And The Politics Of Planned Parenthood, Morgan Handley Mar 2020

Qualified: Medicaid Provider Agreements, Waivers, And The Politics Of Planned Parenthood, Morgan Handley

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Reassessing The Physician-Hospital Relationship, Victoria Hamscho Mar 2020

Reassessing The Physician-Hospital Relationship, Victoria Hamscho

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Samantha Schram, Carolyn Larcom Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Samantha Schram, Carolyn Larcom

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Taking A Chance On Patient Life: Suicidal Patients, Involuntary Admissions, And Physician Immunity In Maryland, Lauren Miller Mar 2020

Taking A Chance On Patient Life: Suicidal Patients, Involuntary Admissions, And Physician Immunity In Maryland, Lauren Miller

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Macra: Emerging From The Thicket, David M. Heller Mar 2020

Macra: Emerging From The Thicket, David M. Heller

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Telemedicine: The Solution To The Opioid Crisis?, Margaret Reiney Mar 2020

Telemedicine: The Solution To The Opioid Crisis?, Margaret Reiney

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Reducing The Prevalence Of Childhood Obesity In Households Receiving Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits In Baltimore City, Maryland Through Interactive Nutrition Education, Raenetta L. Ellison Mar 2020

Reducing The Prevalence Of Childhood Obesity In Households Receiving Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits In Baltimore City, Maryland Through Interactive Nutrition Education, Raenetta L. Ellison

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Justine Deitz, Sandep Purewal Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Justine Deitz, Sandep Purewal

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Your Claim Has Been Denied: Mental Health And Medical Necessity, Neiloy Sircar Mar 2020

Your Claim Has Been Denied: Mental Health And Medical Necessity, Neiloy Sircar

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Payal Mehta, Mamie Aoughsten Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Payal Mehta, Mamie Aoughsten

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Hepatitis C: There's A Cure, But Who Will Bail Out The Department Of Corrections?, Monica K. Houston Mar 2020

Hepatitis C: There's A Cure, But Who Will Bail Out The Department Of Corrections?, Monica K. Houston

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Physician Compare: Benefits And Challenges Of Scorecards For Individual Physicians, Rebecca Gittelson Mar 2020

Evaluating Physician Compare: Benefits And Challenges Of Scorecards For Individual Physicians, Rebecca Gittelson

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editors, Payal Mehta, Mamie Aoughsten Mar 2020

Letter From The Editors, Payal Mehta, Mamie Aoughsten

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


How The Food And Drug Administration Could Use The Power Of Publicity To Minimize Harm And Maximize Safety Of Regulated Products, Katelen Walsh Mar 2020

How The Food And Drug Administration Could Use The Power Of Publicity To Minimize Harm And Maximize Safety Of Regulated Products, Katelen Walsh

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


When Worlds Collide: Drugs And Devices, Shruti Modi Mar 2020

When Worlds Collide: Drugs And Devices, Shruti Modi

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


"Patient Privacy": The Illusory Barrier To Fixing Missouri's Opioid Overdose Problem, Charlie Mckiver Mar 2020

"Patient Privacy": The Illusory Barrier To Fixing Missouri's Opioid Overdose Problem, Charlie Mckiver

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


A Stark Contrast To Congressional Intent, Michael Grimes Mar 2020

A Stark Contrast To Congressional Intent, Michael Grimes

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.


End Notes, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Mar 2020

End Notes, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


State Preemption And Single Use Plastics: Is National Intervention Necessary?, Ethan D. King Mar 2020

State Preemption And Single Use Plastics: Is National Intervention Necessary?, Ethan D. King

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.