Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to the Complaint, on April 8, 2021 and December 22, 2021 the Defendants entered into Franchise Agreement, Non-compete Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Non-Disclosure and Operating Agreements, along with a Principal Owner’s Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations Agreement with Honest Abe.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. And so in December 2021, he launched an ‘in your pocket music promotions hub’. Zoe told the Dragons that she has applied for a ‘design utility patent’. system, this is basically a registered design.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Day 11 (17 th September 2021). Period 2 (07:31 PM-09:00 PM): “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Rights: The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center” by Dr. Eleftheria Papadimitriou, Lawyer, Mediator, Trainer, ODR System Designer, Greece. – Confidentiality. Period 1 (06:00 PM-07:30 PM): “The Indian G.I.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

2021 USPQ2d 988 (TTAB 2021) [precedential] (Order by M. Modification of the SPO: Under the SPO, which is automatically entered in all inter partes proceedings, only outside counsel have access to confidential material and information that is designated as AEO. Welch 2021. Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

21-193 (Supreme Court 2021). The court relied upon additional facts not found in the question presented–noting that the document in question was distributed to hundreds of customers over a span of years and without any confidentiality restrictions; and that product advertisements were designed to attract persons of skill in the art.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

2021), the Third Circuit addressed the pleading requirements to assert a claim under Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). 4:19-CV-00402, 2021 U.S. Tex August 4, 2021)(injunction prohibiting use or disclosure of trade secrets does not break causation regarding defendant’s continuing benefit from the misappropriation). Karya Prop.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material. Among other things, the APO authorized the sealing—in perpetuity—of any documents the parties marked confidential in discovery.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

The Eastern District of New York recently highlighted the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets where the underlying trade secrets are readily apparent to anyone interacting with the holder’s product. 19CV6793EKRML, 2021 WL 535217, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. 12, 2021), aff’d , No. CargoSprint, LLC , No.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. The files included ABL’s detailed business plans and documents disclosing ABL’s scientific testing results, experimental designs, patent applications, formulations, manufacturing processes, and marketing strategies.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2021

In a video released on 13 July 2021, Miguel Ángel Domínguez Morales (President of the Mexican Tequila Regulatory Council) indicated that an amicable agreement had been reached with Heineken after CRT had initiated several legal actions in the European Union involving the use of the word ‘ Tequila ’ in Desperados beer.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On October 29, 2021, the District of Delaware allowed Park Lawn Corporation to continue with its trade secret claims against fellow cemetery management competitor, PlotBox, Inc., This software helps automate cemetery design plans and expedites managerial tasks. But how often does Ford rush to tell Toyota about its innovations?”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. Vidal, 2021-2347 (Fed. Allegations of “general awareness” are not enough. Buzzfeed, Inc. 2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

With the abolishment of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in 2021, cases previously filed with or pending before the IPAB have been transferred to the High Courts. Practitioners have long wished for a separate IP division in High Courts. It then became imperative to establish a separate IP division in the High Courts.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

In June, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals threw the book at a company called Design Basics. This is an outfit that originally made money from licensing copyrighted designs to home builders. As licensing revenue took a hit following the 2008 housing crisis, Design Basics’ new owners decided to generate money in a new way.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

The PTEE must be designed according to the size, needs, structure and risk profile of the company, driven by a strong ethical culture together with the following hallmarks: A competent Compliance Officer having full oversight over the BTEP. 1 Circular Externa 100-000011 del 9 de agosto 2021.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

2021 WL 1534988, No. accused product another another The subsequent stipulation to a permanent injunction did not cover the registrations, but there is apparently a confidential settlement agreement that may have covered them. Tapestry, Inc. Chunma USA, Inc., 20-CV-0271 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. The complaint did “narrowly” state a claim.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In Matthews , the plaintiff, a manufacturer, designer, installer, and servicer of cremation equipment, asserted “claims of trade secret misappropriation [under both federal and state law] and breach of contract against several of its former employees and two of the entities where they are now employed.” Lacayo , 16 F.4th

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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. US proceedings were filed by PQ against CyberMetrics in October 2017, Mr Aughton was deposed in October 2021 and the proceedings then settled on confidential terms.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

ANCINE’s Special Agreement With the MPA In April 2021, ANCINE announced it had signed “technical cooperation agreements to intensify the fight against piracy of audiovisual content.” The agreement was considered confidential and that ran counter to a requirement for transparency. Some issues did remain, however.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

21, 2021, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), updated its published guidance regarding sanctions risks associated with making ransomware payments and its official policy on such payments. The updated 2021 guidance retains directives of the 2020 guidance, including coordination with law enforcement.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2021

3d -, 2021 WL 5768173, NO. 1, 2021) De Cortes, an 84-year old woman, worked for defendants/predecessors from 2003-2020 in their real estate business. But “[c]ommercial speech encompasses not merely direct invitations to trade, but also communications designed to advance business interests.” De Cortes v. That was pled here.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

594 US (2021). view is accepted that the doctrine does not apply to future inventions (or, in Canada, also designs) that an employee promises to assign as a condition of employment. [7] What if they got nothing extra from patenting or design registration? 9] Permavent Ltd v Makin [2021] EWHC 467 (Ch). v Hologic, Inc.,

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 12, 2021

Per the Complaint, Jarman, Criblez, and Kolb all signed confidentiality agreements in connection with their Watch employment. In January 2021, Watch claims it discovered the principal office address for GRiT was located at Jarman’s personal residence and that Jarman was holding himself out as a GRiT principal.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 25, 2022

The anti-moonlighting language in the original Bill appeared to be clarified by the DC Council in the summer of 2021, but the final language of the Act and its effective date were still to be determined, owing in large part to the requirement for Congressional approval of bills passed by the DC legislature.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 10, 2021

The email was sent to the patient’s work email address, although she had specifically designated a private email address as her preferred method of contact. July 29, 2021). The group emails were monitored by the employer’s security, privacy, and practices teams, so other employees also may have seen the email.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 17, 2022

The eligible members under the proposed text ( i.e. both exporters and importers), who can use the proposed solution are only limited to developing country members that have not exported more than 10% of global exports of the COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. The WTO does not define “developed” and “developing” countries.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. Subsection 12(1) of the Industrial Design Act states that the author of the design is the owner unless they have done so for another person, in which case it is possible the other person is the owner. Key take-aways.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After discovering that some of those newly hired engineers had downloaded Wisk confidential documents before their departure to Archer, Wisk brought claims in the District Court for the Northern District of California under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3:21-CV-02450-WHO, 2021 WL 4073760 (N.D.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Foro anticipated that, at the conclusion of the feasibility study, Vita would provide a design of the deployment wheel that provided sufficient detail for manufacturing the equipment. Vita’s conceptual design was therefore readily ascertainable by proper means, and every feature was visually observable.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 19, 2022

Foro anticipated that, at the conclusion of the feasibility study, Vita would provide a design of the deployment wheel that provided sufficient detail for manufacturing the equipment. Vita’s conceptual design was therefore readily ascertainable by proper means, and every feature was visually observable.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

introduced the “Stopping and Excluding Chinese Rip-offs and Exports with United States Trade Secrets Act of 2021,” also known as the “SECRETS Act of 2021.” ” Additionally, we wrote early this year about the Senate’s passage of a bill designed to punish foreign actors for IP theft.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In order to prepare independent directors for their roles, responsibilities, expectations from different stakeholders, internal controls, risk management systems, and business models, NISM may design a separate course for 14 independent directors. 1 July 2021 Available at [link]. [2] 1] Kumar, Shashank. 2] Company Act, 1956. [3]

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

The plaintiffs stated that the complex business structure was designed to frustrate enforcement efforts and hide profits made by SET Broadcast LLC and various individuals. That included a confidential settlement, an agreed final judgment, a permanent injunction, plus an agreement from Beaman to be bound by that injunction.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

The ads “are designed to display generic terms that consumers might associate with any personal injury firm.” It’s 2021 FFS. McNeil Consultants, LLC , 2021 WL 3508713 (5th Cir. McNeil Consultants, LLC , 2021 WL 3508713 (5th Cir. Nirmel, 2021 WL 3475596 (S.D.N.Y. Case citation : Jim S. Adler, P.C.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 15 years later, judges in dozens of countries have not only approved blocking injunctions that target static sites but are also happy to hand down flexible orders designed to rapidly counter new domains, proxies, and mirrors. The Federal Court obliged and in 2022, Justice William F.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Brands now face a rising tide of phishing and brand impersonation designed to mislead and defraud consumers. Last year aInterisle Consulting Group’s annual study on the abuse of domains showed that phishing increased by 61% over the period 1 May 2021 through 30 April 2022.[2]

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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 precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office.

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