Author Archives: Jean Niehues

We may look at the romance novels we see at supermarkets or airport shops as something of a joke, with overwrought titles and lascivious covers. But romance novels are a big business; according to the Romance Writers of America website, romance novels account for over $1 billion in sales and make up 34% of theContinue reading “Romance Novelist Turns Trademark Troll”

You can read part one here.

Technology has given us more access to available information and an incredible ability to disseminate our own messages. The internet allows us to see stories and pictures and videos from all over the world from the comfort of our devices, and the phone in our pocket can capture our experiences with high quality pictures andContinue reading “Intellectual Property and the Challenges of Technology, Part One”

Technology is an increasingly important part of sports, not only in the playing of the games themselves, but in how people are consuming them. Fans have an appetite for more and more information about the action in the games they’re watching, especially in the statistics-heavy world of baseball. Major League Baseball has invested heavily inContinue reading “Major League Baseball Faces Patent Infringement, Trade Secret Theft Lawsuit”

This is a guest post by Keri Norris, SVP of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel for LegalShield, a legal services provider offering coverage plans and memberships to individuals and businesses. It was originally featured on smith.ai.

In what can be a cutthroat competitive landscape, small margins can have a big impact. It’s small differences that can help to set one company ahead of another in the marketplace, and every business is striving to establish its own competitive edge. While most play within the rules (or at least keep their malfeasance fromContinue reading “Bumble, Tinder Battle Over Trade Secrets”

Clio’s annual conference brings together lawyers and legal tech enthusiasts to learn and share their insight and experiences to hopefully move their respective professions forward collaboratively.  At the 2018 Clio Con, Mary Juetten sat down with Kevin O’Keefe of LexBlog and Legal Tech Founders to discuss her own experiences with Traklight and her insights andContinue reading “Nimbus Of Counsel Mary Juetten Discusses Legal Tech Entrepreneurship with Legal Tech Founder at Clio Con”

This is the second part of a guest post from Chad Otar, CEO of Excel Capital. You can read part one here.

This is a guest post from Chad Otar, CEO of Excel Capital A successful business can set you up financially– for life, with some grit and a little luck.

Mary Juetten’s second book, The Business of Legal: The Data-Driven Law Practice launched at the end of last month as a Kindle offering on Amazon.* Again written in plain English, with simple case studies, Juetten provides an approach for lawyers and other legal technicians to use data and process to drive change. Mary uses herContinue reading “The Business of Legal: The Data-Driven Law Practice by Nimbus Of Counsel Mary Juetten”