The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Intended to be tweaked and transposed into a final draft by the same committee, the agreement would (as any WIPO Treaty) have to be found and adopted by a ‘ Diplomatic Conference ’. Article 22) The length of the minimum period for keeping the design unpublished (Rule 6) Disclosure of traditional knowledge used in the design?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Both parties, Genius and Google, are, of course, not the copyright owners of those lyrics but only non-exclusive licensees, making a copyright claim unavailable to Genius. Second, zooming out further, the case revolves around a topic covered on this blog routinely: data scraping. That makes perfect sense.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

The plaintiff – Healthcare Resources Management Group, LLC (“HRMG”) – is a producer of pharmaceutical-grade hemp products that sells a topical cannabidiol (“CBD”) cream under its Pharmalieve brand and on a “white label” basis using alleged trade secrets. at *4-6, 15. ” Id. § 1836.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

FTC does not want disclosure below the “more” expansion link, if any; it has to be above so anyone will see it even if they don’t seek out more info. Harris: In Canada, the provinces regulate consumer agreements online. Also new disclosures for high-fat etc. NY, DC, WA are considering similar taxes so it’s a trend to watch.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) The petition here focuses on the non-statutory judicially created doctrine of obviousness type double patenting. It is a forest-tree situation.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2023, Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group presented a series of dynamic and insightful CLE webinars, addressing pivotal challenges confronting businesses head-on. The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. The district court also held below that plaintiff did not establish an “improper acquisition, disclosure, or use of a trade secret without consent.” Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Patent Applications. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Karya Prop.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2023, Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group presented a series of dynamic and insightful CLE webinars, addressing pivotal challenges confronting businesses head-on. The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes.

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SpicyIP

JULY 26, 2021

Topical Highlight. He first highlights the major findings of the study such as the large scale non-working of pesticide patents until the very end of their protection period, and that patented pesticides are invariably imported from high-cost economies. Other Post. July 14, 2021].

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

6] Although a consolidated legislative text is yet to be finalised and formally approved, the provisional political agreement reached between the relevant institutions on the AI Act introduces specific guardrails for General Purpose AI (“GPAI”) systems (and the GPAI models they are based on). [7] 4(1) and 4(3).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This is why ChatGPT seems so knowledgeable about a vast array of topics and subject areas. For example, an output of a sentence or phrase that appears “natural” to a user can receive a positive value, but an output that is non-sensical will not. Wikipedia), articles, and other information available on the Internet.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The dispute arose over a 2004 agreement between Versata and Ford for software that Versata developed to manage how components in Ford vehicles would be configured during assembly. Maxwell Goss also has an earlier post this year on the same topic that was published by The Michigan Law Journal. million verdict against Ford Motor Co.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co. the licensee.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Throughout 2022, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing companies today. This year’s series included: 2021 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Year in Review. View the Recording.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Throughout 2022, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing companies today. This year’s series included: 2021 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Year in Review. View the Recording.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

It’s especially ironic to see non-public activity for a bill that’s all about mandating transparency. ¯_(?)_/¯. Critiques I made 8 years ago : First, what is a “semi-public” profile, and how does it differ from a public or non-public profile? Is there even such a thing as a “semi-private” or “non-public” profile?…

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

SLAPP stands for “strategic lawsuit against public participation.”) Two months later, in May 2017, the district court approved the contingent settlement agreement in the Sirius XM cases. Hence, the only money directly at stake in the residual action was royalties for past digital performances of sound recordings under California law.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Going back to October 2016, President Barack Obama issued a “State Call to Action on Non-Compete Agreements” to “address wage collusion, unnecessary non-compete agreements, and other anticompetitive practices.” The discussion on non-competes conflicted with our experience as practitioners.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

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., The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

.” Judge John Koeltl’s sixty-three page opinion focused on, among other things, Gateguard’s terms of service agreement which specifically forbid reverse engineering. Evan has a new paper out, “Do Firms Value Court Enforceability of Noncompete Agreements? An opinion issued by the U.S. In Bioconvergence LLC v.

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