A Year of Living Frugally with the Texas Lawyer
Thanks to the
National Arbitration Forum Blogfor this reminder about IP ADR:
Involved in an Intellectual Property Tiff? Consider ADR
In their article Keep a Lid on Costs in IP Disputes (Texas Lawyer, 1/26/2009), Ted D. Lee and Miguel Villarreal Jr. write that an executive whose company is hit with an intellectual property suit or who believes another company is infringing on their company's IP rights should know that IP cases are expensive to litigate. When faced with these challenges, the Texan lawyers propose settling as quickly and with the least expense as possible, with pre-trial settlement and alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation. "Consider alternative dispute resolution" and "keep the door open for settlement" made their list of ten areas to discuss with your IP lawyer.

Thanks for the cross-post Vickie!