Patent Baristas

Well, technically, that’s true but the real issue is: Are we obsessed with cataclysmic threats? Flu experts, including the World Health Organization, are warning that avian flu could be the Big One, an apocalyptic nightmare from a Hollywood script with each report giving more dire predictions. On Thursday, Dr. David Nabarro — the new U.N. […]

Dr. Bernard Fabre-Teste, a World Health Organization adviser, said the lack of low-cost AIDS drugs was “a key problem” for many developing countries and that countries facing severe HIV and AIDS epidemics should consider using domestic or international trade rules to circumvent patent laws on anti-retroviral drug therapies. Basically, he is referring to a World […]

Update on Our Earlier Story: France’s State Council, the highest court for administrative affairs, has found that the government’s plan to protect companies in strategic sectors from foreign takeovers may not comply with EU law. According to the council, EU member states may not limit the free circulation of capital among the union unless a […]

I was going to write a Friday rant on Britney Spears’ new baby — the one she had with some guy I’ve never heard of — but then I realized how much I didn’t care. I decided instead to write about Renee Zellweger’s marriage — the one she had with some guy I’ve never heard […]

In a soon-to-be-published decree, raised by ministers after rumors of a PepsiCo Inc. bid for French food company Danone SA, the French government will gain a veto over takeovers in 10 industries deemed “sensitive to national security.” Sectors on the list include some that most countries retain control, such as arms manufacturing and encryption but […]

We learned about a new (to us) blawg by Alan Rothman (a non-practicing attorney and an MBA in New York who specializes in implementing and teaching law office technology). It’s called The Subway Fold, named after the urban engineering challenge necessary in order for a reader on the subway to maintain full access to all […]

The Baristas’ law firm, Frost Brown Todd LLC, is willing to offer temporary office space to lawyers displaced by Hurricane Katrina. To the extent a particular FBT office (we have seven offices across four states but our IP practice is mainly in Cincinnati, OH, home to great things like odd chili and Opening Day) has […]

While spending time convalescing at home from my recent accident, I have spent a lot of time thinking about working at home and how to optimize the experience. Fortunately, my firm has great IT services and I am able to work at home almost seamlessly with my office by using scanners and email. I have […]