LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When an employee leaves for a competitor, it’s not uncommon for the former employer to investigate whether the employee took information on the way out the door. However, employers should be aware of potential liability that could arise from their digital investigations and monitoring of employee computer and email use.”

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When I launched the firm in December of 1999, the first applications I filed were on paper, and this provides me the opportunity now to look both forward and backward on this topic. Frame it, show off to your customers and employees how much effort, thought and time you’ve put into protecting your brand.

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Patently-O

MAY 19, 2023

Delving deeper into the conference agenda, we kick off on July 19th with an optional tour of Old Town Alexandria, followed by expert-led discussions on a broad range of topics from the current USPTO Pilot Programs to how to protect your practice from cyber-attacks.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The other realization I had as CDO was that my role required me to transform employees into DEIA Avatars. To the employees at DOC, I hope this post inspires you in our efforts to capture the DEIA Zeitgeist and become DEIA Avatars!

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Join us for a panel discussion on the nuances of performance management, discipline, and separations while staying true to your corporate culture, mitigating legal risk and avoiding reputational harm.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Join us for a panel discussion on the nuances of performance management, discipline, and separations while staying true to your corporate culture, mitigating legal risk and avoiding reputational harm.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 9, 2023

The Nevada legislature passed new legislation recently that essentially bans all non-compete clauses in physician contracts while severely limiting the instances in which a hospital or psychiatric hospital may employ a physician as an employee, rather than as a contractor.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

Here are the key takeaways from the Seyfarth webinar: Staying Informed about Technology Threats: Employers must stay up to date with the latest technology employees can use to misappropriate sensitive data. By fostering a culture of awareness, organizations can strengthen their employees’ commitment to protecting trade secrets.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 7, 2023

Here are the key takeaways from the Seyfarth webinar: Staying Informed about Technology Threats: Employers must stay up to date with the latest technology employees can use to misappropriate sensitive data. By fostering a culture of awareness, organizations can strengthen their employees’ commitment to protecting trade secrets.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

According to former Snopes managing editor Brooke Binkowski, he created the new identity as a means to shield himself when he covered politically heated topics. According to Binkowski and another anonymous former employee, this was the model Mikkelson wanted the site to operate under.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2023

The Nevada legislature passed new legislation recently that essentially bans all non-compete clauses in physician contracts while severely limiting the instances in which a hospital or psychiatric hospital may employ a physician as an employee, rather than as a contractor.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Google’s document retention policy required individual employees to identify internal chat conversations responsive to a litigation hold. Google trains its employees on document retention. A federal court in California ruled in favor of sanctions against Google last week for failing to preserve records.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Milligan recently served on the WG12 Steering Committee and served as a Senior Editor of the Employee Life Cycle drafting committee. The Employee Life Cycle committee’s Protecting Trade Secrets Throughout the Employment Life Cycle paper was released for public comment this year. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Disputes.

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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. The nature of the employment relationship may create different entitlements for both the employee and the employer. Some different employment relationships include a consultant, an in/dependent contractor, and an employee. Non-compete.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2022

The case provides some interesting lessons for lawyers seeking a preliminary injunction in a trade secret case, including that compelling circumstantial evidence alone — i.e., a former employee downloading 5,000 documents and invoking the 5th Amendment — may not be enough to get you an injunction.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

AEI is an employee-owned property consulting firm that provides property due diligence, sustainability assessment, and consulting services for issues like climate risk and other natural hazards. The second post covered remarks by Maike Luiken, chair of IEEE’s Planet Positive 2030 Initiative.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2023

This gives an impression of how many students and employees use the site but it’s likely a low estimate, as students may very well use their personal email addresses to sign up. These lists are personal book collections that can be focused on any theme, including educational topics.

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Chicago IP

MAY 12, 2021

Of particular note: Carjams’ claim that Putco should be limited to ten topics, without some agreement by the parties, was not supported by the Federal Rules or the law. Putco’s request for “all information” were not overly burdensome because Carjams had only fourteen employees, and only two likely had relevant information.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and over the years several ISPs have been sued because of them. In anticipation, both parties submitted motions to exclude several topics, with partial success. The most prominent outcome thus far is the guilty verdict against Cox from late 2019.

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43(B)log

JUNE 21, 2023

Although the defendant argued that the report was directed to “internal and external stakeholders like employees, policymakers, and advocacy groups,” the report itself defined the term “stakeholders” as including those groups and also “Consumers” and “Customers.”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and several ISPs have been sued over the years. Grande doesn’t want any former employees of the music companies or disgruntled subscribers in the jury. The most prominent outcome thus far is the guilty verdict against Cox from late 2019. Jury Selection Questions.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to results from the most recent study, potential instances of unlicensed sharing per employee in the executive suite was significantly higher than middle management or individual users, even as executives had the highest reported level of copyright awareness. the voice of the data, information and analytics industry.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Seyfarth partners Jeremy Cohen and Kevin Mahoney will address the following topics: Practical steps financial institutions can implement to protect trade secrets and client relationships What to do if your trade secrets are improperly removed or disclosed or if a former employee is violating restrictive covenant agreements How to prosecute a case against (..)

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Seyfarth partners Jeremy Cohen and Kevin Mahoney will address the following topics: Practical steps financial institutions can implement to protect trade secrets and client relationships What to do if your trade secrets are improperly removed or disclosed or if a former employee is violating restrictive covenant agreements How to prosecute a case against (..)

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information governance and data retention have been important topics in the corporate world for years. Employee Training for Enhanced Data Security: Ensuring the success of your data governance policy requires training all employees to understand their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding company data.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 24, 2022

Any employer who has employees in Louisiana is likely aware of that (or should be). Clapp II, because, when Clapp signed the non-compete agreement, he was not a Rouses employee , but merely an applicant who was later offered and accepted a job. Louisiana is not a fan of non-competes. Clapp , 2022 WL 686332 (5th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

We are also planning a webinar on legal issues with Generative AI, generating employee guidance on the use of AI and dealing with contractors that produce content for you. A date and details for the webinar are being finalized.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There is a particular emphasis on patents and includes the law around employee inventions and its application to start-ups. They touch on the basics of patents, trademarks, designs, domains, copyright and trade secrets, with attention to both auditing what IP rights a start-up has, as well as how to avoid infringement of third-party rights.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Milligan recently served on the WG12 Steering Committee and served as a Senior Editor of the Employee Life Cycle drafting committee. The Employee Life Cycle committee’s Protecting Trade Secrets Throughout the Employment Life Cycle paper was released for public comment this year. .” Forensic Issues in Trade Secret Disputes.

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Litigation Registration Government Intellectual Property 40

Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees. View the Recording. Complete pre-termination forensic searches.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. Author: Yagya Agarwal, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing. [1]

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IPilogue

JUNE 20, 2022

Sexual orientation and gender identity are also complex topics that are challenging to account for in survey and census style information collection. Community size, problematic surveys, concealment, and stigma all prevent the accurate representation of LGBTQ2IA+ communities and their needs.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

And number two is you want to make it clear when you’re working with a virtual assistant, or someone else creating this content–even with an employee creating the content, or even yourself–you have to be very careful especially of photos, of reusing them online.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

While the hearing had constructive dialogue on NIL issues, it eventually veered towards discussions on the ramifications of college athletes being deemed employees of their schools. The House and Senate have previously held seven hearings on NIL since the topic of NIL gained attention, yet no NIL bill has made it out of committee.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2023

Many previously-effective compliance programs have not incorporated the topic of AI or its concomitant risks. Companies are now expected to have policies that specifically address employees’ work-related use of personal devices and messaging apps. Read Part I and Part II.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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