Westlaw databases: recent releases, name changes, and removals

Westlaw Database Releases

07/16/09
Dockets–Florida–Highlands County (DOCK-FL-HIGHLAND)

Patent District Court Filing Rules Combined (PATRULES-ALL)
Analysis of local practice rules in district court jurisdictions with patent-specific rules.

07/20/09
International Centre for Dispute Resolution–Arbitration Awards (ICDR-ARBAWARD)
Arbitration awards issued by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, a division of the American Arbitration Association.

Court Filed Arbitration Award Filings (COURTARB-ALL)
Combination database containing arbitration award documents from state and federal courts in selected states.

Individual state databases, e.g., Arizona Arbitration Award Filings (AZ-ARBAWARD), are also available for Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

07/22/09
Claim Construction Charts Court Filings (MARKMAN-CLAIMCHT)
Selected claim construction charts filed in patent litigation.

Expert Witnesses: Construction Cases (EXPWIT-CSTR)
Thomson West practice guide.

Markman Orders and Filings (MARKMAN-ALL)
Database combining documents from the MARKMAN-CLAIMCHT database and the Markman Orders database (MARKMAN-ORDERS).

Michigan Construction Law Manual (MICLM)
Treatise from Thomson West.

Patent Filing Rules

• Nine state—specific databases-from California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington—containing analysis of local practice rules in district court jurisdictions with patent-specific rules. Databases have the identifier PATRULES-XX (e.g., PATRULES-DE), where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation.
• BPAI Filing Rules (BPAI-RULES), containing rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• International Trade Commission Patent Filing Rules (ITC-RULES), containing rules governing practice before the International Trade Commission concerning infringement investigations under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
• USPTO Patent Filing Rules (USPTOPAT-RULES), analyzing rules of practice before the USPTO.

Westlaw Profiler® for Patents

• Profiler–Profiles of Intellectual Property Professionals (PROFILER-IP) combines documents from PROFILER-PATEX, PROFILER-PATJ, PROFILER-TMEX, and PROFILER-TMJ
• Profiler–Profiles of Patent Examiners (PROFILER-PATEX)
• Profiler–Profiles of Patent Judges (PROFILER-PATJ)
• Profiler–Profiles of Trademark Examiners (PROFILER-TMEX)
• Profiler–Profiles of Trademark Judges (PROFILER-TMJ)

Trademark Filing Rules

• Trademark State Court Filing Rules Combined (TMRULES-ALL)
• Six state-specific databases–California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and North Carolina—containing analysis of rules of practice in state courts specific to trademarks. Databases have the identifier TMRULES-XX (e.g., TMRULES-CA), where XX is a state's two-letter postal abbreviation.

07/23/09
Litigating the Sexual Harassment Case (ABA-LSHC)
Guide from the American Bar Association (ABA).

Toxic Mold Litigation (ABA-TMOLDL)
Handbook from the ABA.

07/24/09
Hope for Homeowners Multibase (H4H)
Legal and nonlegal documents related to the Federal Housing Administration's Hope for Homeowners program.

Documents related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

• Stimulus Plan Federal Register (STIMPLAN-FR)
• Stimulus Plan Federal Regulations (STIMPLAN-CFR)
• Stimulus Plan Journals and Law Reviews (STIMPLAN-LAWREV)
• Stimulus Plan News (STIMPLAN-NEWS).
• Stimulus Plan Pending Legislation (STIMPLAN-BILLTXT)
• Stimulus Plan State Regulations (STIMPLAN-ADC)

07/28/09
Michigan Real Property Review (MIRPR)
The official journal of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

07/29/09
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook (ABA-DOLID)
Reference guide from the ABA.

Reclamation Manual (ABI-RECLAM)
Guide from the American Bankruptcy Institute.

07/30/09
Dockets–Florida–Seminole County (DOCK-FL-SEMINOLE)

ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits (ABA-ERISASFC)
Guide to ERISA law as it varies in each federal circuit published by the Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association. The guide covers issues that frequently arise in the prosecution and defense of claims for ERISA-regulated benefits.

Phoenix Law Review (PHOENLR)
Student-managed law review from the Phoenix School of Law.

08/05/09
The Rutter Group–Federal Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions (TRG-FEDSUM)
This deskbook provides practical guidance for making or opposing motions for summary judgment and similar termination motions in federal court.

08/06/09
58 NewsRoom databases, including several trade publications

• Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AIRCRFTMAINT)
• Feed and Grain (FEEDGRAIN)
• Law Enforcement Technology (LENFORCETECH)
• Professional Distributor (PROFDISTRIB)
• Security Technology Executive (SECTECHEX)

and 30 local newspapers from the United Kingdom

• Chelmsford Weekly News (U.K.) (CHELMSFORD)
• Ilkley Gazette (ILKLEYGAZ)
• Oxford Times (U.K.) (OXFORDTIMES)
• South West Farmer (U.K.) (SWFARMER)
• Winsford Guardian (U.K.) (WINSFORDGRDN)

Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland (MEDLJI)
Professional journal covering current legal and ethical issues related to patient care published by Thomson Round Hall.

08/11/09
Employee Noncompetition Law (EMPNONCOMP)
This Thomson West treatise covers legal and practical aspects of employee restrictive covenants.

Patry on Fair Use (PATRYFAIR)
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the fair use defense in copyright law.

08/13/09
How to Litigate a Land Use Case (ABA-HLLUC)
This practical guide from the ABA covers strategies and trial tactics for litigating land use controversies.

08/14/09
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation: The Law of Section 1983 (CIVLIBLIT)
This Thomson West treatise covers the law of section 1983, discussing procedural issues, substantive law, and court decisions.

08/18/09
CONNtemplations (CNTMPLTN)
Articles published in the interactive, online companion to the Connecticut Law Review.

Florida Practice Series: Florida Criminal Procedure (FLPRAC-FCP)
This volume from the Florida Practice Series is a comprehensive guide to pretrial criminal procedure, investigation of criminal offenses, and stages of trial.

Florida Practice Series: Florida Elements of an Action (FLPRAC-EA)
This volume from the Florida Practice Series provides legal analysis of required elements for various causes of action and defenses in Florida.

Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development (ABA-LGAHD)
This ABA guide covers the most important areas of law applicable to affordable housing development and provides a comprehensive overview of affordable housing laws.

Tactics in M&A Arbitration (GLPMA)
This treatise from German Law Publishers discusses the tactical opportunities of the arbitration process in merger and acquisition disputes arising in Belgium, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Japan.

08/19/09
Trends in Land Use Law from A to Z (ABA-TLUL)
This ABA handbook covers issues in planning and zoning decision making and land use litigation.

08/20/09
European Lawyer
This monthly legal journal covers a broad range of issues affecting the expansion and integration of the European single market and its relationship with global markets.

08/21/09
European Patents

• European Patents and Applications (EURO-PAT-ALL), containing patents granted by and patent applications published by various European patent offices.
• EPO Patents and Applications (EPO-PAT-ALL), containing patents granted by and patent applications published by the European Patent Office.
• EPO Patents (EPO-PAT)
• EPO Patent Applications (EPO-PAT-APP)
• U.K. Patents and Applications (GB-PAT-ALL), containing patents granted by and patent applications published by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office.
• U.K. Patents (GB-PAT)
• U.K. Patent Applications (GB-PAT-APP)

Westlaw Database Name and Identifier Changes

07/15/09
Old: Multistate Labor Relations Administrative Decisions (MLB-ADMIN)
New: Multistate Labor Relations Administrative Decisions and Attorney General Opinions (MLB-ADMIN)

17 jurisdiction-specific databases were enhanced with attorney general opinions, including the following:

• District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board Decisions and Attorney General Opinions (DCLB-ADMIN)
• Kentucky Personnel Board Decisions and Attorney General Opinions (KYLB-ADMIN)
• Massachusetts Labor Relations Decisions and Attorney General Opinions (MALB-ADMIN)

07/20/09
Old: Restatements of the Law (REST)
New: Restatements and Principles of the Law–Combined (REST)

Old: Restatements of the Law–Archive (REST-ARCHIVE)
New: Restatements and Principles of the Law–Archive (REST-ARCHIVE)

Old: Products Liability Restatements (PL-REST)
New: Restatements of the Law–Products Liability (REST-PL)

08/17/09
Old: ALR® International (ALRINTL)
New: ALR International (U.S. Materials) (ALR-US-INT)

Westlaw Database Removals

07/17/09
Billcast (BC)
50-State Legislative Directory (LEGIS-DIR)

07/23/09
State Net Capitols Report (STCAP-REP)

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