Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then he reversed course on remand and ruled in favor of LinkedIn on its breach of contract claims. On January 23rd, Judge Chen once again dropped a bombshell for the web-scraping world (and those looking to stop it) by ruling in favor of Bright Data and against Meta on its breach of contract claims at summary judgment. Bright Data Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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. Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Bladeroom.

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Confidentiality Contracts Public Domain Designs 52

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In 2013 the company went public but its accounts revealed that since at least 2011 it had being losing millions every year. Rightscorp Allegedly Entered into Acquisition Talks. For many years, Rightscorp’s very existence presented a conundrum.

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Settlement Copyright Intellectual Property Confidentiality 113

Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

In 2011, Hayley Paige Gutman[1] entered into an employment agreement with JLM Couture, Inc. (“JLM”), Included within the JLM contract were certain restrictive covenants, including a non-competition agreement, as well as various intellectual property assignment provisions. Background of Case. JLM Couture, Inc. Gutman , 24 F.4th

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Social Media Contracts Confidentiality Business 59

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2022

Conversely, SB 672 explains that “covenants not to compete” do not include confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, trade secret protection agreements, or agreements entered into in connection with purchase and sale transactions, among others. Arredondo , 965 N.E.2d 2d 393 (Ill. The scope of the activity restrictions.

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Confidentiality Business Contracts Law 52

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Xiaomi highlighting how the common practice of courts granting confidentiality in commercial litigation problematizes transparency, judicial accountability, and the citizens’ right to be informed of court processes and reasoning under Article 19(1)(a). Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New? The person was later convicted in 2016.

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Trademark Publishing Journalism Copyright 59

IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

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. ,

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