Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Journalism Art Patent Law Invention 105

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

However, some issues owing to their subject matter, may not be arbitrable, and it may even be argued that some disputes cannot be resolved through arbitration and that litigation is the only option. Both parties are prohibited from using their domestic litigation benefits. The Drawbacks of Using ADR ADR is not without its flaws.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 25, 2022

Working Group 12 seeks to aid judges and practitioners in developing consensus-based guidelines for managing trade secret litigation and protecting trade secrets. Equitable Remedies in Trade Secret Litigation. Cross-Border Discovery Issues in Trade Secret Litigation. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Litigation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2023

In 2016, Congress enacted the Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA). The manufacturer patented the drug but keeps the “data, specifications, and methods for manufacturing the drug confidential.” The parties are already in litigation. The generic manufacturer is already under a litigation hold.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 29, 2023

In 2016, a group of movie companies known for their pursuit of alleged BitTorrent pirates attempted something rare in Canada. The case was then referred back to the Federal Court with two questions: was a reverse class action the preferable procedure in this case, and did Voltage have a workable litigation plan?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

These efforts came to fruition with passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity. DTSA added to the large and growing federal caseloads.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

Cotter, Is Global FRAND Litigation Spinning Out of Control , 2021 PatentlyO Law Journal 1 (2021) ( Cotter.2021.GlobalFRANDLitigation Lemley, Erik Oliver, Kent Richardson, James Yoon, & Michael Costa, Patent Purchases and Litigation Outcomes , 2016 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 15 ( Lemley.2016.PatentMarket COVID-19Impact).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Foothills IP is a non-practicing entity located in Texas, and owner of a single patent enforced through short term patent litigation (U.S. Foothills previously owned a patent that expired in 2016 and for which damages could no longer be obtained after June of this year. 6,057,862).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2022

Much of the intellectual property litigation in Canada takes place before the Federal Court. There was an attempt to address patent agent privilege in the 2016 amendments to the Canadian Patent Act. The Decision confirmed that the communication must be: Between the patent agent and their client; Intended to be confidential; and.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A police raid in 2016 led to three of its operators being convicted two years later for criminal copyright infringement, among other offenses. As a registered company it was generating annual sales of around $7 million by 2013 and paid taxes to the state. However, the content ATN supplied to its customers had illegal origins.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 12, 2021

Per the Complaint, Jarman, Criblez, and Kolb all signed confidentiality agreements in connection with their Watch employment. Second, Watch is seeking damages for breach of the confidentiality agreements allegedly signed by Jarman, Criblez, and Kolb. and the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. Code § 24-2-3-1 et seq.

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Cease and Desist Confidentiality Business Designs 52

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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SpicyIP

APRIL 23, 2024

Was it a conscious call, owing to the excessive confidentiality concerns? Of this amount, 50 crores already deposited by Lava against a 2016 interim injunction was directed to be adjusted. There are two issues with the decision in this regard i.e. first, it does not specify the exact standards in the case.

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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). The person was later convicted in 2016.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. 19 Ancillary technologies have likewise seen a spike in patent litigation activity in recent years, including charging technologies and battery control systems (e.g., district courts, the U.S.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

But the real question to me as a litigator is whether this doctrine should become part of the tool bag going forward. While the contract was originally to run through 2016, the parties extended the agreement through August 1, 2022. Gutman , 24 F.4th 4th 785 (2d Cir. Background of Case. See, e.g. , BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg , 93 N.Y.2d

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Social Media Contracts Confidentiality Business 59

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a post for Crowell’s Government Contracts Legal Forum , John McCarthy, Anuj Vohra and Daniel Wolff describe the decision that better defined what degree of competitive harm needs to be presented to support a trade secret invocation under the 2016 FOIA Improvement Act. In Amyndas Pharmaceuticals, S.A. New Zealand Pharma AS , the U.S.

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Blogging Confidentiality Government Litigation 40

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

This assist if a situation of litigation arises. [9] This method is effective as it provides a fast and speedy resolution of the conflict and prevention from time consuming litigation, lessens the burden on Amazon for deciding such complex infringement issues and rebuilds consumer trust. [12] LEXIS 111933 & 2016 U.S.

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Patent Infringement Patent Cease and Desist IP 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Litigation under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) in the district courts also decreased. BPCIA Litigation. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016. August 30, 2016. April 5, 2016. November 2016. BPCIA Litigation. Biosimilar Approvals and Launches in 2021.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

One of the primary arguments for enacting the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in 2016 was the perceived need for the protection of the trade secrets of U.S. 2090, 2101 (2016), to determine whether the DTSA can be applied extraterritorially. companies abroad. Hytera America, Inc. and Hytera Communications America (West), Inc.

Web Development 52

Web Development Confidentiality Invention Blogging 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

See Business Standard article entitled Spring cleaning in the Supreme Court: The new Chief Justice swats frivolous litigation but more measures are needed. Beyond these IP cases and properties, the notion of spring cleaning has been applied to courts sorting through the issues before them.

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