LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements have been a frequent topic of this blog in recent months, and rightfully so. Non-competes are generally thought to be effective tools to help firms protect trade secrets and competitive advantages. and Colorado. But one Texas court seems to buck this trend.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The NLRB’s General Counsel suggests certain non-competes may violate the NLRA, impacting workers’ rights. Risk of non-competes being viewed as unfair labor practices, affecting enforceability.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This is a topic I used as a sample exam idea in the 1990s). Newport Fishing. * IP/Internet/Antitrust Professor Amicus Brief in 1-800 Contacts v. There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2022

Nevertheless, Twitter eventually suspended his account in August 2021 for violating its five-strike COVID misinformation policy. Still, I prefer it when judges rely on Section 230(c)(1) to take the “good faith” topic off the table entirely. Berenson sued Twitter. ” Contract Breach/Promissory Estoppel. Zuckerberg.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The NLRB’s General Counsel suggests certain non-competes may violate the NLRA, impacting workers’ rights. Risk of non-competes being viewed as unfair labor practices, affecting enforceability.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as the Patent (2 nd Amendment) Rules, the Delhi High Court-Butter Chicken Controversy, and developments regarding the public search and e-register feature of the TMR website. The petitioner alleged that the Award was passed ex-parte violating the principles of natural justice.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of a decision holding that no-poach/no-hire restrictions in McDonald’s franchise agreements were not an antitrust violation.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Antitrust and Competition. The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g., Antitrust and Competition.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

” This is the context in which the FTC and DOJ hosted the Workshop, which included a broad range of topics and perspectives—from worker misclassification to the potential effects of mergers and acquisitions on wages. Takeaways from the Workshop. The Workshop was heavy on theory and light on concrete proposals.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Furthermore, the DOJ also obtained criminal indictments against employers in the health care and aerospace engineering industries who have allegedly violated antitrust laws by conspiring to refrain from soliciting or hiring each others’ workers.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Furthermore, the DOJ also obtained criminal indictments against employers in the health care and aerospace engineering industries who have allegedly violated antitrust laws by conspiring to refrain from soliciting or hiring each others’ workers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 8, 2022

Hart sued them for violating the First Amendment. “Facebook and Twitter made contemporaneous statements that they took action because they concluded that Hart had violated company policy,” not because of any government directives. You can guess how that went. Joint Action. Zuckerberg.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2022

Chopra, at the end of 2021, also encouraged direct enforcement by state AGs of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which would permit state AGs to collect civil penalties from $5,000 to $1 million per day for certain violations. 4: Connecting Consumer Marketing to Antitrust. Prediction No. Prediction No.

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