by TCJL | Feb 9, 2015
January 26, 2015 (http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202716172591/Big-Texas-Patent-Case-Is-Back-On) By John Council, Texas Lawyer In light of a big patent decision changing the appellate review standard for claims construction disputes, the U.S. Supreme Court today...
by TCJL | Feb 5, 2015
House Speaker Joe Straus yesterday released his appointments to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee. The committee assignments feature a mix of both returning and new members. Speaker Straus appointed Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) to chair the...
by TCJL | Feb 5, 2015
House Speaker Joe Straus yesterday released his appointments to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee. The committee assignments feature a mix of both returning and new members. Speaker Straus appointed Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) to chair the...
by TCJL | Feb 5, 2015
HJR 81 by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-Laredo) would extend the term of office of a district judge from 4 to 6 years and provide that a judge appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy shall run for election in the next general election for state officers to fill a full...
by TCJL | Feb 5, 2015
HB 1124 by Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) has filed legislation to modify Chapter 114, CPRC, which governs the adjudication of disputes between a state agency and contractors based on written contracts for architectural, engineering, or construction services if the...
by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
Rep. Travis Clardy (R-Nacogdoches) has filed legislation codifying recent Texas case law upholding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s discretion to grant or deny requests for contested-case hearings on permit applications. Specifically, HB 1113...
by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
Rep. Travis Clardy (R-Nacogdoches) has filed legislation codifying recent Texas case law upholding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s discretion to grant or deny requests for contested-case hearings on permit applications. Specifically, HB 1113...
by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
February 2, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/616894/an-update-on-uspto-s-patent-pro-bono-initiative) By Jennifer McDowell, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Ashley Essick and Daniel Ovanezian, Lowenstein Sandler LLP “Without question, my greatest satisfactions...
by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
February 2, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/616894/an-update-on-uspto-s-patent-pro-bono-initiative) By Jennifer McDowell, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Ashley Essick and Daniel Ovanezian, Lowenstein Sandler LLP “Without question, my greatest satisfactions...
by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
January 16, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/612604/fracking-bans-may-trigger-civil-authority-coverage-after-all) By Walter J. Andrews, Michael S. Levine and Jennifer E. White, Hunton & Williams LLP A recent Law360 article suggests that civil authority...
