TorrentFreak

JUNE 11, 2023

In April 2018, a person who identified themselves as ‘Bill’ opened a support ticket at Flawless. The Beginning of the End When arrests of those behind Flawless began in May 2018, information obtained from seized devices revealed the existence of ‘Bill’ and the information he’d supplied to Flawless.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In 2018, a lawsuit was launched against then-Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson over blocking users on Twitter, but I don’t know what became of that case. Levant says that the government wanted him to sign a confidentiality clause in order to keep the settlement secret. In the U.S.,

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In November 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) China Initiative, to prevent, combat, and prosecute theft of intellectual property, technology, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 13, 2022

After years of consultations from 2018 onwards, the bill transformed from a ‘ Personal Data Protection Bill’ to a ‘Data Protection Bill’ to what may now be known as a ‘Digital India Act’. Only a narrow set of information related to the technology should be protected as confidential. What is fair and who decides what is fair?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2022

alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s. A judge in the Northern District of Texas recently declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

The charges stemmed from allegations of theft of trade secrets from Genentech and an investigation on-going since 2018, based on which Jordanov and Lin were convicted of conspiring to steal trade secrets. JHL previously settled with Genentech in relation to the trade secret misappropriation charges.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 21, 2023

Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same area had an increased opportunity to purloin confidential information that might not have been available to them previously. But a recent case in Massachusetts highlights that this is not unique to pandemic-era work-from-home setups.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In 2018, the game companies filed a lawsuit in Australia , targeting several people believed to be linked to the popular “Infamous” cheating mod. After the early fireworks, the case proceeded quietly in the background, while confidential filings kept the general public out of the loop. Infamous Lawsuit.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2023

Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same area had an increased opportunity to purloin confidential information that might not have been available to them previously. But a recent case in Massachusetts highlights that this is not unique to pandemic-era work-from-home setups.

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IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2023

Solicitor-client privilege protects communications between the lawyer and client; entails the seeking or giving of legal advice; and is intended to be confidential. marking documents as “Privileged and Confidential”). Kaplan v Casino Rama Services Inc. In Kaplan v Casino Rama Services Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The relationship ended unsuccessfully in 2018. ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. In 2017, ABL engaged a private equity fund manager—and its operating partner Anthony Zolezzi—to explore business opportunities. The case is Applied Biological Laboratories, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

Other aspects of privacy include the right to one’s own body, individual autonomy, protection from state surveillance, informational self-determination, dignity, confidentiality, and the freedom to move, think, and dissent. Conversations on the telephone are often of an intimate and confidential character.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 25, 2022

ESHB 1795 is much more expansive than the 2018 version it repealed (RCW 49.44.210), which prohibited employers from requiring employees, as condition of employment, to sign nondisclosure agreements preventing employees from disclosing sexual harassment and sexual assault occurring in the workplace or work-related events.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. The software was rewritten in C# and became InSPC v2 in 2017/2018. The issues (1) are the copyright and confidential information in ProSPC owned by PQ? (2)

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV for illegally obtaining the company’s broadcasting from its satellite service and redistributing them online. On June 4, 2018, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the SetTV defendants, which included measures to freeze their assets.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The AMAN Service serves as a confidential platform that encourages citizens to share vital information related to security matters, community concerns, and traffic incidents. This collective effort aids in crime detection and reduction within society.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. Generally, reasonable measures should be “adequate under the circumstances,” but go further than those used for ordinary confidential information. What Are Trade Secrets?

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

235 (2018) for sharing data with us. Boundy, Agency Bad Guidance Practices at the Patent and Trademark Office: a Billion Dollar Problem , 2018 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 20. Colleen Chien and Jiun-Ying Wu, Decoding Patentable Subject Matter , 2018 PatentlyO Patent Law Journal 1. Who’s Suing Us? BadGuidance ).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an ideal world (such as one where cats and dogs live in harmony and respect the rules of the house), any company that might be expected to share its confidential information as part of public tender should be required to declare (in advance) which specific parts of their documentation are considered confidential and so, to be protected.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

The court’s opinion offers guidance for employers facing confidential data breaches and hiring employees from competing firms. In 2018, Direct Biologics hired Adam McQueen as one of its first employees. As a senior employee, McQueen participated in product development, sales, operations, and regulatory and compliance work.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chapter 5 of Code of Bank’s Commitment to Customers talks about ‘Privacy and Confidentiality’. It states that “ We will treat all your personal information as private and confidential (even when you are no longer our customer). Negligent in disclosing confidential information such as the customer’s password in ICICI Bank Ltd.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 27, 2022

Although the court did not directly address the enforceability of the restrictive covenants, Macaroco’s attorney argued that they are “not supported by consideration and are unnecessary to protect confidential information” as required by Massachusetts’ 2018 non-compete statute.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 13, 2021

In July 2018, the Mezgers sued their neighbors claiming violation of their rights to privacy under common law and the California Constitution and violation of Penal Code section 632, among other claims. This law prohibits a person from “eavesdropping” or recording “a confidential communication” without “the consent of all parties.”

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

235 (2018) for sharing data with us. Boundy, Agency Bad Guidance Practices at the Patent and Trademark Office: a Billion Dollar Problem , 2018 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 20. Colleen Chien and Jiun-Ying Wu, Decoding Patentable Subject Matter , 2018 PatentlyO Patent Law Journal 1. Who’s Suing Us? BadGuidance ).

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Signing confidentiality agreements also are one of the ways of protection. [8] Zainab Abbas, Himanshu Kushwaha & Ashwani Kumar, Safeguarding E-Commerce Functioning in A Digitized Environment , 7 Rjsitm 6 (2018). Aram Sinnreich, Intellectual Property in Global Arena (6 th ANU Press 2018). Singhal Publications 2018). [14]

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

cried the EU legislator and since the Directive’s implementation in 2018, a trade secret in Spain is a trade secret in Finland is a trade secret in Belgium…or is it? The EUIPO published The Baseline of Trade Secrets Litigation in the EU Member States in 2018.

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IIPRD

JUNE 30, 2023

Cosmo Films Limited 2018, Tapas Kanti Mandal had worked as a manager in the Research and Development department of Cosmos Films Ltd, a multinational BOPP supplier. The purpose of an NDA is to establish a private connection between the parties in order to safeguard any kind of proprietary or confidential information or trade secrets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. The wranglings caused the registrant’s sticker to be removed from Amazon for a total of 44 days in 2018 across several different incidents. What changed by November 19, 2018? The registrant counternoticed each time.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2022

2014) (“[C]ourts have found allegations to be adequate in instances where the information and the efforts to maintain its confidentiality are described in general terms.”) 3d 441 (2018)). Berry , 15 F.Supp.3d 3d 813, 818 (N.D. ”) (collecting cases). ” Austar Int’l. ’” Austar Int’l. ,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

Stryker was involved in three other cases against Alphatec involving other former Stryker employees, and the Sixth Circuit found that Abbas “was privy to confidential information that if disclosed to Alphatec or Alphatec’s counsel, would detrimentally affect Stryker” in those other lawsuits.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In May 2018, a massive copyright infringement lawsuit targeted PrimeStreams, one of the most recognizable pirate IPTV brands ever to hit the market. Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 12, 2021

According to the Complaint, Jarman was then elected to the positions of Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer in March 2018. Per the Complaint, Jarman, Criblez, and Kolb all signed confidentiality agreements in connection with their Watch employment. 1125(a) for the mark “Watch Communications.”

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

Canada’s Blocking Fast Track Canada’s Federal Court approved the country’s first IPTV blocking order in 2018, and the Federal Court of Appeal upheld it in May 2021. To verify the selection criteria, the experts used a randomized sample set of 181 IP addresses and were able to confirm that all 181 were added to the blocklist.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

In early 2018, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy, and Ron Wyden introduced the Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 , seeking to ban all non-compete agreements nationwide. In response, Senators Warren, Murphy, and Wyden sought an all-out ban on non-compete agreements by introducing the Workforce Mobility Act of 2018.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

The 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report found that small and medium businesses are even more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises; however, their losses go unnoticed. It enabled them to steal a handful of IP assets and other confidential business information.

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