Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:26 AM
Blawg's Sunday Paper, a quick spin through the blawgosphere and the week that was.
It's Father's Day in the USA and for those fathers who are also fans of golf, you couldn't ask for a better Sunday with Tiger Woods two shots back of Aaron Baddeley but in the final group at the US Open...and, if you are anything like the other fathers I know, you can invoke your Father's Day rights today, and actually watch the final round!
Starting over in Europe, BLOG@IP::JUR highlighted a recent quote from Mr Wim Van der Eijk, EPO: "Patents are granted too easily"
Mr Cillian Donnelly 
on EU Reporter:
"[...] 'Patents are granted too easily', suggested Wim Van der Eijk, Principal Director of the International Legal Affairs and Patent Law Department at the European patent Office (EPO). 'We need to have a more critical look, and steer policy in the direction of less, but stronger patents'. [...]"
Did Mr Van der Eijk speak on behalf of the EPO or did he merely express his private opinion?
Meanwhile, IPKat reports on European trade mark jurisprudence in the post "Not your vodka", ECHR tells Russian business, discussing Case 1641/02 OAO Plodovaya Kompaniya v Russia, judgment being given on 7 June.
Bridget Crawford at Feminist Law Professors asked Is This Advocacy for Women or Punishment of Black Male Sexuality? Genarlow Wilson’s Case.
Stephanie West Allen at idealawg mentioned that the New edition of LAW PRACTICE looks at making partner: Another worth-reading edition of the ABA's Law Practice is now online.The current edition asks, "In? Up? or Over?" and then provides many answers.
Kevin O'Keefe at LexBlog highlighted an interesting post he found about blog binders: Blog binder to keep yourself organized.
David Stras at Empirical Legal Studies wondered about The Future of Personal Papers and Archival Research?
I spent an enjoyable day in the personal papers of Justice Pierce Butler, which are housed at the Minnesota Historical Society...
As I was reading the hand-written correspondence between Justice Butler and his various family members, friends, and colleagues, it struck me that archival research may look a bit different in the future...
Besides enjoying the content of the documents, I kept asking myself the question of what the personal papers of the future will look like? Will prominent individuals donate their hard drives to document repositories in the future? Will we, as researchers, be searching servers full of electronic documents rather than reading the rich hand-written notes of the past?
Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers Blog called out a series of articles on tort reform: Thompson, Torts, and True Conservatism is another great article from the Center for a Just Society. See also its outstanding pieces on "Tort Reform." Click link above for more information.
Peter Black's Freedom to Differ talked about Deconstructing Facebook.
Perhaps following the increased comings-and-goings of laterals at law firms, TaxProf Blog noted the same trend at law schools in the post: NLJ: Law School Lateral Hiring Frenzy
Larry Bodine, writing at his Law Marketing Blog, was on a roll and offered a number of interesting posts and news bits this past week: Duane Morris Business Development Model, Tales from the Front: Getting Business from Corporate Clients, Jenner & Block Demoting 15-20 partners, American Lawyer Editor Teaches the Dark Lessons of Law, among others.
Securities Law Prof Blog talked about The Lure and Abuses of Variable Annuities.
Tom Collins at More Partner Income wrote that Law Firms Benefit From Competitive Intelligence:
Janet Ellen Raasch asks and answers the question “What do the top firms have in common?” Her answer is competitive intelligence or CI.
Her article in Law Practice Today highlights some of the ways competitive intelligence is being used by “big law” to make better decisions. She notes the movement made by large firms to dedicate resources to the collection and analysis of competitive information.
And, finally, in a bow to the lighter side of life, many thanks to John Mesirow at Legal Juice for continuing to point out the obscure and funny, most recently in the post Low Rider Pants Won't Fly In This Louisiana Town
Have a great Sunday...