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Choppy waters in Mimo Connect v Buley yacht breach of confidence dispute as Court of Appeal overturns "limited undertakings" decision

The IPKat

Although her time now is very much spent in Chancery, she still monitors decisions coming from the KBD as many of our confidential information and trade secrets cases come from those hallowed halls. There was no written contract of employment. These terms apply for 12 months after a party stops being a shareholder (i.e.

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Golden State Crackdown on Non-Competes: California Enacts Second Non-Compete Law To Curtail Use of Non-Competes With Employees

Trading Secrets

Specifically, the new law, signed by Governor Newsom on September 1st, provides that any contract that is void under California law is unenforceable regardless of where and when the employee signed the contract. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th

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Golden State Crackdown on Non-Competes: California Enacts Second Non-Compete Law To Curtail Use of Non-Competes With Employees

LexBlog IP

Specifically, the new law, signed by Governor Newsom on September 1st, provides that any contract that is void under California law is unenforceable regardless of where and when the employee signed the contract. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th

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A Cautionary Tale on Including an Expiration Date in NDAs

LexBlog IP

further stresses the importance of carefully crafting the terms and conditions in a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), and ensuring there is no ambiguity as to when the NDA’s confidentiality protections expire. Emerson Electric Co. The Inclusion of Expiration Dates in NDAs.

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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

SpicyIP

The Recording of Court Proceedings in 2008: In October 2008, Mihir discussed a case in the Supreme Court that considered recording its proceedings as a move toward judicial transparency. It bears noting, however, that confidentiality may be a valid concern and shouldn’t be just disregarded for transparency alone.

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Muzzling Transferors of Intellectual Property: Assignor Estoppel in Canada

IPilogue

Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. Other contracts are brief, but all are written against the background of default rules such as those on estoppel. v Adkins 395 US 693 (1969), would carry over to patent assignments. . For example, in the U.K. , 7] Minerva, ibid at 15. [8]

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Recent Hot Topics and Developments in Trade Secrets Law

Trading Secrets

The defendant former employee was provided access to plaintiff’s confidential information during employment, including strategies on how to secure winning bids and information about plaintiff’s existing and potential clients. Reasonable Secrecy Efforts/Confidentiality to Protect Trade Secrets. See Hebert v. Unum Group , Case No.

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