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Non-Fungible Tokens: What Rights Do They Really Provide?

Mark J. Sever, Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, discusses NFT's and their sustainability in this Sports Business Journal article, “Non-Fungible Tokens: What Rights Do They Really Provide?, published February 9, 2022. ...read more

COVID-19 Legal Digest: Tax Deadlines; Business Contracts in Light of the COVID-19 Crisis; New Jersey Passes Law Concerning Family Leave & Disability Benefits During Epidemic Related Emergencies; Governor Murphy Announces Mortgage Relief

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"Open Source" or "Free" Software - It May Not be as "Free" as You Think

Most companies faced with a software development project have had to consider whether to rely on "open source" or "free" software as part of their software development. On its face, open source software seems too good to be true. Rather than having to pay a software development firm considerable sums to develop software, many components can be obtained for free on the Internet or elsewhere. The use of open source software can also considerably shorten development timelines, and often results in a more stable software product with less bugs and errors. But is that all there is to consider? Is the decision that easy? Of course not - it is far more complicated. To understand why, it is important to understand how open source software differs from traditional software. ...read more

Court Holds Drug Dosage Optimization Process to be Patentable Subject Matter

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, 581 F.3d 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2009). ...read more

Mark Sever Selected to Serve on Rowan University Entrepreneurship Program Advisory Council

Mark Sever, a Partner in Archer’s Haddonfield office, has recently been selected to serve on the Rowan University Entrepreneurship Program Advisory Council. ...read more

Mark J. Sever Named to South Jersey Board of Junior Achievement of New Jersey

Attorney Mark J. Sever Jr. has been selected to serve on the South Jersey Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of New Jersey Inc. (JANJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young people for success in finances, business and economics. ...read more

Attorneys Discuss Intellectual Property Matters With South Jersey Entrepreneurs Forum

March 18, 2009 ...read more

Mark Sever to Present at Cannabis Learn Conference

Mark J. Sever, a Partner in Archer's Haddonfield office, will present "Trademarks, Patents, and Intellectual Property in Cannabis" at the Cannabis Learn conference in Philadelphia, PA on May 1, 2018. ...read more

POSTPONED: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Assets

Protecting Your Intellectual Property Assets ...read more