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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Sonnenschein Adds William M. Gantz to Litigation Group
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP today announced that William M. Gantz has joined the national law firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group. Gantz, whose practice focuses on commercial litigation matters, will reside in Sonnenschein's Chicago office.

"Bill's experience in the areas of Internet gaming, intellectual property and general commercial litigation matters, as well as his abilities as a trial lawyer, will help solidify Sonnenschein as the premier firm for litigation needs," said Michael H. Barr, national chair of Sonnenschein's Litigation Practice Group. "His energy and entrepreneurial spirit make him a perfect addition to the firm."

Gantz has 17 years of experience in trial and appellate practice. He has managed a broad array of business disputes for manufacturing, technology, gaming, transportation and healthcare clients. During his career, he has been the lead attorney many times in bench and jury trials in cases involving shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, company valuation, general commercial litigation, healthcare and torts. Gantz has extensive experience in class action and mass torts, and he regularly provides risk management counseling to business clients. Gantz also has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for both the Seventh and Ninth Circuits.

"Sonnenschein's litigation group is revered for its many accomplishments," noted Gantz. "The opportunities available here will enable me to continue growing my practice, and I am delighted to be joining the firm. This is an exceptional firm with exceptional people."

Gantz received a J.D. degree from Ohio State University College of Law and an A.B. degree from the University of Chicago. He has taught and lectured at legal seminars throughout the United States, and he currently serves as co-chair of the Subcommittee on Internet and Mobile Gaming of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section Gaming Law Committee. Gantz joins Sonnenschein from DLA Piper US LLP.

Sonnenschein's litigation practice includes hundreds of litigators with vast experience in all major industries and all facets of litigation, from negotiating pre-trial settlements to conducting trials to handling post-trial appeals. Its attorneys have a long track record of successfully acting as lead trial counsel in federal and state bench and jury trials throughout the United States, as well as coordinating and managing complex class actions and mass tort cases across the country.

09-12-2007

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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Sonnenschein Expands Public Policy Team in California
National law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that Miguel Santana, former chief of staff to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, has joined the firm as a managing director in its Public Law & Policy Strategies Group. Santana, a well known policy strategist in California, brings more than 15 years of experience with legislative, political, and community issues to the growing bipartisan public policy management practice at Sonnenschein. He will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles office.

"Miguel is a talented strategist who is able to navigate the intricacies of government and politics to produce results," notes Mike McNamara, national chair of Sonnenschein's Public Law & Policy Strategies Practice Group. "Having been on the inside of the nation's largest county, he brings with him a vast knowledge of Southern California politics. He will be an incredible asset to our clients and adds to the increasing scope and growth of our group."

"Sonnenschein's Public Law & Policy Strategies Group is an influential team of professionals with a national presence," says Santana. "It is one of the few groups that offers both legal and political services to a broad list of clients on the local and national levels."

Santana's responsibilities with Supervisor Molina included strategic management, legislative and political advocacy, and media relations. He has often been quoted in newspaper stories and interviewed on local and national network news. The policy areas in which he has significant expertise include: budgeting, health, public works, community and economic development, urban planning, housing, public safety, immigration, restructuring of county governance, social services, consumer protection, and human resources.

Santana served as Molina's key point-of-contact for county advocates, national and state Latino leaders of nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, think tanks, and coalitions. He also served as a Molina spokesperson and managed many of her political and policy initiatives, including those with the Democratic National Committee during her tenure as vice chair from 1996 through 2004, as well as local, state, and national campaigns.

"Miguel Santana is someone I have known for many years, and for a long time I have wanted to find a way to work with him in the public policy arena," says Darry Sragow, a former political strategist and attorney who heads Sonnenschein's West Coast Public Law practice. "Miguel's presence at Sonnenschein will be great for our clients, great for our firm, and it is a wonderful opportunity for Miguel to expand his professional horizons. We are thrilled that he has chosen to join our growing practice."

Santana is active in the Los Angeles community and has been involved in many local and national organizations, including the National Immigration Forum, American Society of Public Administrators, Immaculate Heart College Center, and Los Angeles Plaza de Cultura y Arte.

Santana received a B.A. degree in Latin American studies and sociology from Whittier College and an M.P.A. degree from the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He co-authored "Myth or Reality: Is the Latino Vote Up for Grabs?" published in the John F. Kennedy Review in 2005. Santana will be teaching a course on leadership at the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development in the Executive Master of Leadership Program this fall.

Prior to working with Supervisor Molina, Santana was Community Affairs Assistant to Antonia Hernandez, the former President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF).

09-12-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

ASPIRINA Refused Registration as a Trademark for Analgesic Products
In a recent decision, a divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a refusal by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to register the term ASPIRINA as a trademark for analgesic products (pain relievers) on the ground that the term is merely descriptive of such products.

09-12-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

The Federal Circuit Offers Further Insight into Inequitable Conduct
The Federal Circuit held that a failure to disclose a reference and rejections cited in a related co-pending application, as well as a failure to disclose allowance of claims in a related co-pending application constitutes inequitable conduct.

09-12-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

The Eastern District of Texas Sanctions both Litigant and Attorney for Failure to Follow the Local Rules
Litigants in the Eastern District of Texas are well advised to follow both the particularized patent rules in the district, which include provisions for wide-open discovery. The judges in the Eastern District tend to have little patience for those plaintiffs and defendants who fail to follow the rules when litigating a case.

09-12-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

The Federal Circuit Reviews Foreseeability Under the Doctrine of Equivalents
In Festo v. SMC, the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of foreseeability of an equivalent within the doctrine of equivalence and the limits imposed on it by prosecution history estoppel. The Federal Circuit held that an equivalent is foreseeable if one skilled in the art would have known that the alternative existed in the field of art as defined by the original claim scope, even if the suitability of the alternative for the particular purposes defined by the amended claim scope were unknown.

09-12-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

The USPTO Launches the Peer-to-Patent Program
A new trial project at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is opening a limited number (up to 250) of patent applications in the computer arts to public review. The peer-to-patent program is a pilot program that allows the public to present prior art related to a particular patent application for an Examiner’s review. The program started on June 15, 2007 and ends on June 16, 2008. The goal of the program is to test whether public submission of prior art documents related to a patent application, and associated comments that explain how the prior art is relevant, improves the examination process.

09-12-2007

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