Author Archives: Jean Niehues

Recently I was part of a group of legaltech entrepreneurs discussing the long sales cycle into the legal industry and the glacial pace of technology adoption.  After spending the few years working with more than a thousand legal professionals, a few theories emerged.  I posed the two following questions online to learn more about theContinue reading “What’s Up with the Pace of Legal Tech Adoption?”

When it comes to geek culture, passion is what drives the industry. Sure, making money is ultimately the bottom line, as it is in every other industry, but those dollars come from passionate fan bases that are invested in shows and films and books that they love. One need only look at the recent success ofContinue reading “CBS and Paramount Issue Prime Directive to Stop Star Trek Fan Film”

This blog was originally featured on the Evolve Law blog.

Given today’s media landscape, it’s hard for television shows to gain the sort of popularity that their predecessors did in decades past. The one show that has come closest to the notoriety of its network sitcom predecessors is The Big Bang Theory. GIven how fragmented viewing audiences are, the show is as close to aContinue reading “Big Bang Theory Facing Copyright Lawsuit”

My research into the more than 50 year history of the legal plan was assisted by a comprehensive 2014 law journal article by Jeremy Tomes, titled “The Emergence of Group and Prepaid Legal Services: Embracing a New Reality.” Tomes’ paper outlines the “tortured history” of the legal plans that started in the early 1960s as aContinue reading “Law Technology Today Update – Group Legal Services Association’s Annual Educational Conference”

Social media is a great way to connect to a large audience. It allows for individuals and companies to share content with people all over the world. But the inherent danger that comes with such a large audience is the increased number of people who might misappropriate your creations. The relative anonymity that you can findContinue reading “Facebook Introduces Rights Manager to Combat Infringement”

In this installment of our lessons learned series (co-authored by me and Traklight’s Mike Willee), we move from funding challenges to getting your product or service to market. You start a business with the aim of creating a product or service to offer to consumers or businesses. You spend time and resources developing this productContinue reading “FORBES Update: Build It and They May Not Come”

At Traklight, we often preach the importance of contracts and agreements. It’s an admirable quality to have faith in others, and there are many times that faith is rewarded. But the fact remains that while it’s nice to hope for the best, it’s prudent to plan for the worst. That even applies when it comesContinue reading “Co-founders Argue Over Acquisition Payout”

Earlier this year, I attended Davis Wright Tremaine’s (DWT) Digital Download event. Hosted by Digital Counsel, the continuing education event examined themes in law, technology, and the impact of both on companies and clients. I was looking forward to the social media and wearables sessions, but my interest was piqued during the opening remarks byContinue reading “Law Technology Today Update: If The Shoe Fits, Get One in Every Color”

For years I have been a big fan of the clever writing on The Big Bang Theory. We tease various family members about sharing Sheldon’s outlandish tendencies or making the same faces as Penny. However, a recent episode had me laughing for a different reason: patent mistakes!