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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. 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.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

The changes introduce (i) a codified proportionality defense to injunctions in patent infringement proceedings, (ii) new confidentiality rules for patent disputes, and (iii) an accelerated timeline for nullity actions. Patents The German Bundestag has adopted amendments to the German Patent Act.

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Is “Uniqueness” Getting a Revival?

Trading Secrets

But for famed wedding dress designer, Hayley Paige Gutman, she certainly is ruing the Second Circuit’s recent decision to revive its 1999 holding of Ticor Title Ins. Included within the JLM contract were certain restrictive covenants, including a non-competition agreement, as well as various intellectual property assignment provisions.

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Employees with a side hustle: Can I protect my intellectual property?

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: 3 minutes With e-commerce exploding over the course of the pandemic – nearly doubling between February and March 2020 alone – side hustles have been on the rise. The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. Key take-aways.

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2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings

Trading Secrets

This year’s series included: 2020 Year in Review: What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud Law. Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. View the Recording.

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2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings

LexBlog IP

This year’s series included: 2020 Year in Review: What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud Law. Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. View the Recording.

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Recent Hot Topics and Developments in Trade Secrets Law

Trading Secrets

19-cv-05611-PJH, 2020 WL 513287 (N.D. 31, 2020), the district court found that plaintiff stated a claim under the DTSA where the defendant was accused of misappropriating plaintiff’s trade secrets and using them to replicate the plaintiff’s salad production facility. Similarly, in Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc. Fresh Express, Inc.

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