Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Thus, Commercial Courts are made to resolve business issues such as fraud, breach of contract, unfair trade practices etc. 4) If the parties to the commercial dispute arrive at a settlement, the same shall be reduced into writing and shall be signed by the parties to the dispute and the mediator. (5) its interpretation and enforcement.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

This choice, while met positively by many film aficionados – especially those not yet ready to attend live events – has sparked litigation from many sides. Between Johansson’s settlement and this ongoing litigation, it’s clear that this issue is not yet resolved, and entertainment’s adaptations to a post-2020 world remain to be finalized.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We also noted that this theory could wreak havoc on routine employee departure litigation by creating a turf war between the court system and the NLRB. In response, the company filed a lawsuit against the now-former employee, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

After nearly four years of litigation, the parties reached a settlement agreement and mutually opted for voluntary dismissal. On June 9, 2023, both parties agreed to conclude the prolonged litigation following several petitions to extend the discovery period deadline. Each party agreed to bear their own attorneys fees.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

15, 2022) The court of appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of an insurer, and ordered partial summary judgment for the insured, on the duty to defend in underlying litigation based on advertising injury coverage for trade dress infringement (depicting allegedly infringing products) in the insured’s advertising.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The research reveals that, while the law influences the permission to be sought, these industries often contract with individuals to add value to their products via collaboration, and to avoid damage to reputation that might occur if permission were not sought in accordance through social norms.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2023

The laundry list of accusations also included trademark dilution, false advertising, common law unjust enrichment, common law tortious interference with contract, and breach of settlement agreement.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

When the parties from different countries enter into contract with each other it is known as transnational commercial agreement. In other words it is a contract made between the parties which involves laws of different countries. It is mostly non-judicial and is commonly referred to as “out of courts settlement”.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We also noted that this theory could wreak havoc on routine employee departure litigation by creating a turf war between the court system and the NLRB. In response, the company filed a lawsuit against the now-former employee, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Since the resolution of that litigation, click fraud issues have largely faded into the background, flaring up only occasionally. Google Successfully Amends Adwords Contract to Add Arbitration–AdTrader v. So it’s a nostalgic kick to blog a pure click fraud ruling in 2022. Case Citation: Singh v. Google LLC , 2022 WL 94985 (N.D.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regeneron’s Suits Against Proposed Biosimilars of EYLEA The year 2023 saw significant developments in litigation related to biosimilars referencing Regeneron’s EYLEA (aflibercept) product. That IPR was terminated in August in view of a settlement agreement and before there was any decision on institution.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2023

In February 2023, after reaching settlements with three defendants, a California court rejected Bungie’s request for a $2.2m The sale and use of cheat software “violates a raft of federal and state laws, breaches users’ contracts with Bungie, and is a basis for significant tort liability,” Bungie writes.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. ” In the partially published case, Elation Sys. Elation appealed the order granting the JNOV. 2d 630, 632.)

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Applicant successfully moved for partial summary judgment as to this opposition on the ground of contractual estoppel based on a litigation settlement agreement. While it does not lie within the jurisdiction of the Board to enforce a contract between parties, Vaughn Russell Candy Co. for various clothing items and sports drinks.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2023

A Central District of California judge has denied Mary Bono’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over composition royalties Cher claims are owed under her 1978 marital settlement agreement with Sonny Bono. At this rate, the Cher-Bono litigation may end up lasting longer than the couple’s marriage.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This New York action has been stayed pending resolution of the English litigation. This is an interesting legal question as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the CDPA) brought in new performers’ rights, even for earlier performances such as Mitchell’s and Redding’s subject to transitional provisions regarding prior contracts.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2021

Their English solicitors were negotiating settlement. Before the third settlement negotiation meeting AutoStore’s solicitor sent a document (‘the Document’) as advance materials. Over to Brussels-based trainee patent attorney, Henry Yang , provides a summary for readers below.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If the creator has greater leverage or financial means than the enforcement-targeted business, the result of these demands is often swift settlement. Plainly, predicting the merits of a copyright claim in this realm is extraordinarily difficult, and for many small businesses, settlement is the better part of valor. Warner Bros.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Provisions of Claim Settlement under MSME Act, 2006 When pursuing legal action to recover owed funds for services or goods supplied, the process often seemed daunting due to prolonged litigation, jurisdictional complexities, and the cumbersome enforcement of court decrees.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The case against the engineer settled, and as part of the settlement agreement the engineer assigned any claim against the lawyer to Prince’s estate. The Massachusetts firm initially represented the defendant, but then was named as a defendant. The firm later was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. Brown & Rosen LLC (Mass.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [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. To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. As a result, we’ve seen very, very few successful 512(f) enforcements.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. Will it incentivize more trademark litigation since it clearly establishes that a showing of willfulness is not required to obtain a profits award? After trial, the jury found that Fossil had acted “in callous disregard” of Romag’s intellectual property rights.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

3] On July 21, 2023, Aicon Art moved to disqualify the Law Firm from representing Aicon Contemporary in the litigation, alleging that Aicon Art and Aicon Contemporary had jointly retained the Law Firm to assist in preparing the Toor Agreement and related logistics. [4]

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Louis, Missouri, and the operators of the Ram’s then-stadium (“plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit against the NFL, each NFL franchise, and each franchise’s respective owner (“defendants”), alleging that the NFL and its franchises committed breach of contract by failing to satisfy the league’s relocation policy obligations.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

Refusing to Sell the Property: In cases where heirs reject the sale or do not respond within a specified time, the Department seeks a friendly settlement among heirs. If agreed upon, a contract is signed, and the Department proceeds with the sale.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. The ongoing district court litigation was dismissed with prejudice. Qualcomm Inc. , No 20-1683 (Fed. patents 7,844,037 and 8,683,362.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

If anything, the Second Circuit musings give the parties more to fight over, rather than providing enough clarity to estimate the Coase Theorem entitlement and facilitate a settlement. I’d love to see an accounting of the time and money the parties have spent on this litigation.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2022

Before doing that, the statute requires the agency to send the penalty complaint (and settlement, if one exists) to the Department of Justice, and the DOJ then has 45 days to either file the case itself or return it to the FTC for prosecution. Well, as my contracts professor used to say, “Always read to the end of the statute.”

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Merpel gives the "German injunction gap" factor some much needed side-eye After the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

The decision was heavily swayed by the fact that Bell is a “serial litigant” that has filed dozens of similar lawsuits over the course of a decade. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. In the end, the two sides have agreed to a settlement to bring an end to the lawsuit.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

The patentee had requested an order barring Abbott from pursuing its IPR challenges – based upon a forum selection clause that was part of a prior settlement between the parties. The court thus concluded that the contract does not bar IPRs — with the result that the preliminary injunction argument entirely falls apart.

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