Cost Conference With Discount
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.01.10
On April 27 & 28, 2010, ACI is holding its "Government Contract Cost & Pricing Conference" focusing on compliance insights and strategies to help prepare contractors for rigorous DCAA audits and heightened enforcement risks. C&M's Terry Albertson is co-chair and speaker at the event and those interested in attending can receive a $500 discount on the registration fee by using the promo code .S price code.
Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.25
Claim construction is a key stage of most patent litigations, where the court must decide the meaning of any disputed terms in the patent claims. Generally, claim terms are given their plain and ordinary meaning except under two circumstances: (1) when the patentee acts as its own lexicographer and sets out a definition for the term; and (2) when the patentee disavows the full scope of the term either in the specification or during prosecution. Thorner v. Sony Comput. Ent. Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. highlights that patentees can act as their own lexicographers through consistent, interchangeable usage of terms across the specification, effectively defining terms by implication.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.14.25
Microplastics Update: Regulatory and Litigation Developments in 2025
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.13.25
