Patently-O Bits and Bytes No 52

• Judge Ward to BSC Counsel: "The court has never had counsel so recklessly disregard its orders before this trial" [Smith Discusses]
• David Donoghue directs us to Victoria Pynchon’s article on ‘negotiating by e-mail.’ Bottom line: e-mail negotiations increase hostility. [Article][Donoghue]
• I’m looking for a legal analysis of the potential pitfalls of outsourcing of patent proseuction. Anyone? dcrouch@patentlyo.com.
• Paul Caron’s Law Prof Blog Ranking puts Patently-O tied for 5^th in the nation based on web site visits in the past year.