ABA updated reference guide helps lawyers understand latest IP issues
Updated and expanded, the fourth edition of “Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer: A Transactions-Based Guide to Intellectual Property Law, Fourth Edition,” published by the American Bar Association Business Law Section, is a practical “go-to” reference for general practitioners, business lawyers and corporate counsel who need to quickly understand intellectual property issues in various business contexts.
The guide is expanded to include three new chapters on IP assignments, music licensing and IP issues in advertising. Each chapter focuses on a particular business transaction, from intellectual property issues related to business start-ups and real-estate transactions to those in mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy proceedings.
The easy-to-read guide is a practical starting point for the business lawyer and includes “Traps for the Unwary” and practice tips shared from experts in the field. Topics include start-up companies, security interests, licensing, due diligence, bankruptcy, antitrust law, real property transactions, probate and trust law, advertising and music licensing. The guide reflects the knowledge, experience and insights of more than 55 experienced attorneys, law professors and a judge.
About the editors:
Sharon K. Sandeen is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minn., and the director of its IP Institute. She teaches a variety of courses including: IP Survey, Trademark Law, International Intellectual Property Law and Trade Secret Law. Prior to beginning her teaching career, Sandeen practiced law in Sacramento, Calif., for 17 years.
Marilyn Maloney is a shareholder in the Houston office of Liskow & Lewis. She maintains a transactional practice in a range of commercial areas, including intellectual property. Her IP practice involves the registration of copyrights and trademarks, contractual relationships relating to intellectual property, IP issues in mergers and acquisitions and security rights affecting IP. She is a frequent speaker and writer on intellectual property topics, and is admitted to practice in Louisiana and Texas.
New ABA book dissects commercial property insurance for lawyers
Just published by the American Bar Association, “The Commercial Property Insurance Policy Deskbook: How to Acquire a Commercial Property Policy and Present and Collect a First-Party Property Insurance Claim” is a much-needed handbook for any lawyer dealing with commercial property. Author Barry Zalma shares his insights from working half a century in the insurance business and more than four decades as an attorney.
This guidebook ranges from the simplest of topics – providing a thorough breakdown of what insurance is – to the most complex – such as the adjustment of commercial property loss. Zalma additionally details various types of property losses, as well as conditions and limitations and the steps to make a claim. With practicality in mind, the book includes five appendices of forms, letters and other documents useful to lawyers and insurance consultants alike. “The Commercial Property Insurance Policy Deskbook” serves as a foundational text for any lawyer looking to specialize or those looking to deepen their knowledge.
Zalma now limits his practice to service as a consultant specializing in coverage, claims handling, bad faith and fraud for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance-related disputes. Zalma practiced law in California for more than 44 years as an insurance coverage and claims-handling lawyer and has worked more than 50 years in the insurance business. He is the first recipient of the annual Claims Magazine/ACE Legend Award.
