Confidentiality, Document, Litigation and Privacy

Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2023

Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of litigation, as lawsuits are a legitimate consequence of a privacy breach.

Privacy

Privacy Confidentiality Litigation Reporting

Precedential No. 25: TTAB Rejects Proposed Modification of Standard Protective Order, Refuses to Apply EU Privacy Regulation

The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. In short, the Board has an interest in "protecting confidential information and protecting against its inappropriate release."

Privacy

Privacy Confidentiality Litigation Designs

Signed, Sealed, Delivered? Fifth Circuit Finds Sealing of Sensitive Information Requires Far More Than a Protective Order

LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

Trade secret litigation presents a variety of procedural and practical complexities at every stage of the proceeding. The issue is further exacerbated because adverse litigants in trade secret cases are frequently industry competitors. After all, both parties likely want their sensitive documents protected from disclosure.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Litigation Privacy Contracts

Kerala High Court on Publishing Judgments and Right to be Forgotten: Some Points to Ponder Upon

SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

And within this binary of – to be known/remembered and to be forgotten, a lot can come, including what public documents can be published and what cannot be. And Other Connected Cases while deciding on a litany of 9 litigations. Privacy and Anonymity. Union of India & Anr. In such cases, the (artificial?)

Publishing

Publishing Privacy Reporting Journalism

Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

The DPIAs must: “document any risk of material detriment to children that arises from the data management practices of the business identified in the data protection impact assessment.” Plus, DPIAs pose potential security risks due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the information contained within the reports.

Copying

Copying Designs Design Blogging

Georgia jury says "no trade secrets" in Boeing wing-component dispute

The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2023

Before she hangs up her litigation gloves, her goal is to work on a case involving airplanes. Those who needed to know then had to sign a separate confidentiality agreement. This Kat loves airplanes. If that case involved trade secrets, even better.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Litigation Privacy Technology

2023 Quick Links: Leftovers

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Rivals * MIT Technology Review : This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (regarding “Nightshade”) Privacy * FTC v. Although this distinction does not eliminate all the privacy concerns voiced by the FTC in this lawsuit, it does lessen the severity of the alleged privacy injury.

Social Media

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising

Second Circuit Reminds Practitioners That A Plausible Claim for Trade Secret Misappropriation Must Detail the Reasonable Measures Used to Protect the Alleged Secret

LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2022

A recent decision by the Second Circuit reminds litigants that a party asserting a trade secret misappropriation claim under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), or New York law, must detail in a pleading “the “reasonable measures” employed to maintain the secrecy of the alleged trade secret. CargoSprint, LLC , No.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Contracts Licensing Litigation

Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity. David Almeling and Victoria Cundiff are two of the most experienced trade secret litigators in the nation. DTSA added to the large and growing federal caseloads.

Litigation

Litigation Intellectual Property Business Government

Who Spilled the (green) Beans? 11th Circuit Unseals Private Emails in Organ Transplant Dispute

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In determining whether to keep certain records sealed, Courts must evaluate whether good cause exists to prevent access, balancing “the asserted right of access against the other party’s interest in keeping the information confidential.”

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Litigation Privacy Intellectual Property

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 2 – 8)

SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

In the interim order, it was found that there is a prima facie case to uphold the petitioner’s RTBF, based on (1) the protection of his right to privacy and reputation both online and offline, and (2) providing an acquitted person the right to have their name redacted and stop being identified as an accused person. News from India.

Privacy

Privacy Journalism Inventor Music

Reminder to Professional Services Firms – Do Not Take Your Trade Secrets for Granted

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

Invariably, businesses identify this type of information as proprietary and trade secret in their employee confidentiality agreements and handbooks and subject them to duties of confidentiality. ” Whiteslate, LLP , 2021 WL 2826088, at *6. .” ” Whiteslate, LLP , 2021 WL 2826088, at *6. ” Id.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Contracts Business Litigation

2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

IP

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist

The Non-Compete Ban: Impact on Patenting and Challenging Implementation

Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

Increase Innovation and Patent Reliance Among many other aspects, the FTC’s implementation documents assert that the non-compete ban will lead to increased innovation and a more robust patent system. The studies are all pre-DTSA and expansion of privacy and trade secrecy protection regimes across corporate culture.

Patent

Patent Confidentiality Business Marketing

Half-Baked Trade Secret Identification Leads Third Circuit to Vacate Preliminary Injunction

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

(“Mallet”), two veteran employees left Mallet to join its newest competitor, Bundy Baking Solutions (“Bundy”), and took with them hundreds of Mallet documents containing product formulas, technical data, and customer information.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Litigation Marketing Marketing

Connecticut Enacts Legislation to Incentivize Adoption of Cybersecurity Safeguards and Expand Breach Reporting Obligations

LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

On June 16, and then on July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a pair of bills that together address privacy and cybersecurity in the state. Protection of Breach Reporting from Freedom of Information Requests.

Reporting

Reporting Privacy Business Licensing

Monthly Wrap Up (February 18, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For the In-House Lawyers: Fisher & Phillips’ Barbara Jean D’Aquila has written an excellent analysis of the considerations and measures that companies should be weighing for potential insider threats to confidential information.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Blogging Journalism Confidentiality

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. to various entities dealing with the same.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. to various entities dealing with the same.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. to various entities dealing with the same.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

Intellectual Property Pulse

Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

Precedential No. 25: TTAB Rejects Proposed Modification of Standard Protective Order, Refuses to Apply EU Privacy Regulation

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered? Fifth Circuit Finds Sealing of Sensitive Information Requires Far More Than a Protective Order

Kerala High Court on Publishing Judgments and Right to be Forgotten: Some Points to Ponder Upon

Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

Georgia jury says "no trade secrets" in Boeing wing-component dispute

2023 Quick Links: Leftovers

Second Circuit Reminds Practitioners That A Plausible Claim for Trade Secret Misappropriation Must Detail the Reasonable Measures Used to Protect the Alleged Secret

Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

Who Spilled the (green) Beans? 11th Circuit Unseals Private Emails in Organ Transplant Dispute

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 2 – 8)

Reminder to Professional Services Firms – Do Not Take Your Trade Secrets for Granted

2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The Non-Compete Ban: Impact on Patenting and Challenging Implementation

Half-Baked Trade Secret Identification Leads Third Circuit to Vacate Preliminary Injunction

Connecticut Enacts Legislation to Incentivize Adoption of Cybersecurity Safeguards and Expand Breach Reporting Obligations

Monthly Wrap Up (February 18, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

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