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Court: District court can hear some fed complaints
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2012/12/10 14:39
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The Supreme Court says some discrimination complaints from federal workers can go to federal district court, instead of being forced into the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The justices on Monday ruled unanimously that some appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board can go before U.S. district judges if they involve discrimination claims dismissed for procedural reasons.
Carolyn M. Kloeckner was fired from the Labor Department in 2005 after complaining of sex and age discrimination and a hostile work environment, as well as being declared "absent without leave."
The Merit Systems board dismissed her claims as untimely, and she tried to appeal to district court. But the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said her appeal could only be heard by the D.C.-based Federal Circuit. |
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KC law firm owner faces murder, forgery charges
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2012/09/12 11:19
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The owner of a Kansas City law firm was indicted Friday on first-degree murder and forgery charges, but authorities would not confirm whether it's related to the 2010 shooting death of the attorney's father.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that Susan Elizabeth Van Note, 44, of the Kansas City suburb Lee's Summit, was arrested shortly after the indictment and that the charges are in connection to an investigation into a 2010 homicide in Camden County. The release does not name the homicide victim.
Van Note's father, 67-year-old accountant William Van Note, was shot in October 2010 along with his companion, Sharon Dickson, 59. Dickson died in the shooting at their Sunrise Beach home at the Lake of the Ozarks in Camden County. Van Note died four days later in a hospital in Boone County. |
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3M Co. sues former law firm for switching sides
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2012/08/15 11:02
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The 3M Co. has filed a lawsuit against one of its former law firms, claiming its attorneys were motivated by "greed" when they switched sides in an environmental case against the conglomerate.
3M is suing Covington & Burling which is helping the state with a lawsuit against the company for environmental damage, allegedly caused by a chemical made by 3M and found in the Mississippi River and several lakes.
The Minnesota attorney general says the law firm agreed to help the state only after its work with 3M was finished. A statement from Covington says the firm had no "active matters" with 3M when it decided to help the attorney general in its case against the company.
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China Trademark & Patent Law Office
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2012/08/07 11:26
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China Trademark & Patent Law Office (CTPLO) is a high qualified and professional intellectual property service firm. They have been providing services such as worldwide trademarks, industrial designs, patent and copyright registration since 2004. With its headquarters located in China, it has served several Chinese clients but has also assisted with clients overseas in other Asian territories. CTPLO has helped with the intellectual property rights around the world including foreign law firms to ensure the security and protection on behalf of their clients in China.
China Trademark & Patent Law Office can provide for you the intellectual property solutions you need. Based on Chinese Classification, our company will categorize your trademark into certain classes according to your goods and services. We can fully protect your interests in China by providing you with a trademark status report.
Patent
- Application process in patent filings in all fields including: mechanical, metallurgical, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, light industrial, agricultural, electric, aeronautic and space engineering, oceanological and geological and other fields;
- Reviewing over patents, and request for revocation and abandonment of patent rights and other issues;
- Client appeals to the People’s Court; clients who are not satisfied with the decisions of patent review, revocation and abandonment concerning the patent right.
- Provide services involving consultation, investigation, obtaining evidences, request for administrative mediation, institution of legal proceedings in court for the interested party
Trademark
- Application process for trademark filings, requests for trademark reviews, adjudication of trademark opposition and the process of cancellation for improperly registered trademarks;
- Services for licensing and assignments of trademarks;
- Services for consultation, investigation, and obtaining evidence for trademark disputes;
- Infringement monitoring services for clients through networks established in the main cities of PRC
Copyright
- Legal services including copyright protection and registration of computer software;
- Other legal services on technical trade, investment, evaluation of intangible assets with respect to consultation, drafting of contract and negotiation;
- Translation of technical documents and other legal documents
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