LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In March 2021, AbbVie, Inc. and AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd. (“AbbVie”) sued rival pharmaceutical company Alvotech hf. (“Alvotech”) for trade secret misappropriation under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) and the Illinois Trade Secret Act. But the jurisdictional rules of U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Viator, Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., Google, Inc., But under Illinois law, a private company’s internal policies do not, standing alone, create legal duties.” Blossoms & Blooms, Inc. Blossoms & Blooms, Inc. Wired : Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews. Section 230.

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IP Intelligence

JANUARY 5, 2022

for Visual Arts, Inc. In its petition for certiorari, American Axel argued to the Supreme Court that patent seekers are “desperate” for guidance in this area, and urged SCOTUS to resolve conflicting authority on this issue from the Federal Circuit, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other industry insiders.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

for Visual Arts, Inc. In its petition for certiorari, American Axel argued to the Supreme Court that patent seekers are “desperate” for guidance in this area, and urged SCOTUS to resolve conflicting authority on this issue from the Federal Circuit, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other industry insiders.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2023

All those concerned in intellectual property were interested in the recent case of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. Trademark’s violation A trademark is a special symbol, word, or phrase that sets one company’s goods or services apart from those of competitors. Mr Ishant Kashiwal trading as the Hogwarts Kafe & Ors., [i]

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

nd What Should Happen Next", by Stefan Lederer , which was published in connection with Forbes magazine and the Forbes Business Council on July 22, 2021. Arthrex, Inc., Against this background, this Kat came across a piece , "The Growing Problem Of U.S. Patent Trolls, ?nd

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

As alleged in the complaint, plaintiffs operated a bakery known as “La Baguette,” and hired defendants to manage aspects of the business. Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. It had approximately 4,000 followers.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Walt Disney Company. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Wilmott purchased a website from a third party without knowing that a photograph of the Indianapolis skyline taken by serial copyright litigant Richard Bell was lying dormant inside one of the site’s image database folders. Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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43(B)log

APRIL 27, 2022

Reliaguard, Inc., 19, 2022) The parties compete to supply Pacific Gas & Electric Company with specialized guards that protect birds and other animals from electrocution. The resulting ECC-3, which is designed for cutouts made out of porcelain, is Eco’s most successful product and is also sold to other utility companies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc., Defendant’s acquisition of the “Floor Decor” search term could simply reflect savvy business sense in the Information Age: it is self-explanatory why Defendant Floor & Decor purchased search terms for a permutation of its own tradename. “It Pattern Brands, Inc., June 7, 2021).

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc. eBay Inc. [1] CONFIDENTIALITY, TRADE SECRETS AND SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE CLOUD Ensuring data security poses a major challenge for businesses, especially when operational data is stored in the cloud, raising concerns about safety and protection from manipulation.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] Goliath narratives from being used to sway juries—which come up in the context of motions in limine , objections, and other pretrial and trial matters—where it might in fact be more like large private equity funders versus large operating companies. (In

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2021

Trade secrets can mean big business for companies that hold them, and damages awards for trade secret misappropriation can reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars. In Motorola Solutions, Inc. that affects interests inside the U.S. Since “use” of the trade secret inside the U.S. BIScience, Inc.,

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

The VPN review business is flourishing as well. Some VPN companies even own review sites. Vulnerabilities are always lurking around the corner and even with the most secure VPN, you still have to trust the VPN company with your data. We also advise people to properly research the company behind the VPN service.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, several businesses and industrial sectors were negatively affected. According to a report by Business Insider, more than half of the 100 largest banks in the world have already invested in crypto and blockchain-based companies. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In further defense of my conclusions, however , Independent Business v. Numerous amicus briefs were filed in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., VIP Products, Jack Daniel’s, the maker of the popular whiskey brand, filed a lawsuit against VIP Products, a company that sells a dog toy shaped like a whiskey barrel.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2023

Demystification of Shri Sonam Sharma v Apple Inc. & Additionally, the substitutability of goods or services depends on their price, and Big Tech companies that supply free products or services in exchange for data can render price-based criteria obsolete. & Ors 2011 and Ramakant Kini v Dr. L.H.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 11, 2021

. * NYT : Inside Twitter’s Decision to Cut Off Trump. NY Times : Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump. * “ False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives.” Kate Klonick , Inside the Making of Facebook’s Supreme Court. Facebook, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As I wrote in my wrap-up post last month, this appears to be a legislative retread of a 2021 bill that imposes sanctions on foreign companies and individuals believed to be linked to misappropriation of American company’s trade secrets. Stoneridge Software Inc. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Case Number 21-13567.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 1, 2022

US Dominion Inc. McNaughton, Inc., DJ Lincoln Enterprises, Inc., Court tosses lawsuit claiming that Google downgraded the business’ search results due to their conservative politics. * Turo isn’t a rental car company because it does not own or control the vehicles in its inventory. Gates Estate Inc.,

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