Month: September 2019

By Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff Variety is the spice of life, but not necessarily legal writing.  While we might want our writing to be interesting enough to keep the reader’s attention, and […]

By Lindsey M. Welfley If you’re familiar with Judge Lodge’s courtroom, you may recognize any one of these phrases: “There’s no right way to do the wrong thing;” “Don’t be […]

By Jessica A.H. Howell A case out of the Idaho Supreme Court is making headlines around the state for a significant change in criminal procedure.[i]  On June 12, 2019, the […]

By Teague I. Donahey In trademark cases, the primary remedial focus is typically an injunction:  the trademark owner seeks to prevent the defendant from continuing to use the trademark that […]

By Elizabeth Herbst Schierman Think of a “patent” and what likely comes to mind is a long, technically-complex document covering the intricacies of an invention—such as a physical machine or […]

By Kammie Cuneo The ancient notion of a “covenant in restraint of trade” has given way to the modern non-compete agreement. Over recent decades, as the use of non-compete agreements […]

By Kendra S. Ankrum The America Invents Act (“AIA”), effective since 2012, established a procedure to challenge patents through inter parties review (“IPR”) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board […]

By Alexandra Hodson Although the title of this article may insinuate that we will be delving into SCOTUS’ recent decision in Iancu v. Brunetti,139 S. Ct. 2294 (2019)—a landmark case […]

By David E. Kerrick I first wanted to be a lawyer sometime between 1957 and 1966. It was during this time that I was introduced to perhaps the greatest lawyer […]