43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.

Fair Use 59

Fair Use Contracts Litigation Copying 59

The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

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. While the Bundesrat still has to approve this bill, this is not believed to be controversial.

Blogging 85

Blogging IP Designs Design 85

Trading Secrets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In the fifth installment of our 2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Jesse Coleman, Matt Simmons, and Kevin Green discussed legal developments and trends in Texas trade secret and non-compete law and how it is similar to and diverse from other jurisdictions. Vast majority of cases involve misappropriation by electronic means.

Contracts 75

Contracts Confidentiality Litigation Business 75

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Defendants are five former network salespeople of Belle Cosmetics, who plaintiff alleges, helped design and launch a competing product line for a company called Juvanae LLC. Or if the court has to determine how many users included in the Facebook were not network salespeople before confidentiality of the asserted trade secrets is destroyed.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Confidentiality Social Media 52

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Lombardi (October 12, 2022) is a timely example of this principle. The 3rd Circuit’s recent decision in Matthews International Corp. ” But the District Court did order fairly sweeping relief against one particularly nefarious defendant, one of plaintiff’s former sales representatives.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Contracts Law Designs 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees.

Confidentiality 69

Confidentiality Law Contracts Business 69

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that the CFRA was designed to be used as a defense to a private breach of contract action. 28, 2022): – “Defendants argue that May fails to allege a specific action Defendants took or failed to take that breached a duty under the CCPA to maintain “reasonable” security measures.

Social Media 73

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising 73

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Law Contracts Business 52

Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

Cameron Boyce ( Runt ) Wagging Tails claims that the threatened disclosures would violate Coakley’s confidentiality agreement. The case involves an interesting interplay between copyright law, entertainment contracts and the First Amendment.

Copyright 79

Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Social Media 79

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In August 2022, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed an ex parte application at a California district court seeking information for use in a foreign proceeding – a lawsuit in Vietnam or Japan targeting pirate site operators. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design. Publishers Seek Help From U.S.

Publishing 119

Publishing Advertising Advertising Music 119

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

To the extent the law pretextually claims to be just about disclosure, but is in fact intentionally designed to suppress constitutionally protected speech, then it should be an easy call to declare the law unconstitutional. Paxton , 2022 WL 610352 (9th Cir. March 2, 2022). March 9, 2022). 2022 WL 2712549 (N.D.

Social Media 110

Social Media Reporting Government Law 110

LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

SEP Registration The Proposal establishes a “Competence Centre” within the EUIPO (which currently focuses solely on trademarks and design rights) to set up and maintain an EU-wide register for SEPs. Confidential nature of the EUIPO’s findings. Key Provisions and Critical Assessment 1.

Licensing 52

Licensing Patent Confidentiality Registration 52

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

. “You must ensure that you do not place digital advertisements on websites providing unauthorized access to copyrighted content and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that third parties with whom you contract do similar,” the regulator warns. By extension, the operator of the domain is a suspected criminal.

Advertising 69

Advertising Advertising Reporting Intellectual Property 69

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The UK launch of the Freestyle Libre 3 is said to be confidential, but the G7 is intended to be launched this autumn 2021. Abbott sought a listing of an 8-9 day trial floating no later than 28 February 2022, but argued for a trial in January 2022. In Germany, Abbott has already launched the Freestyle Libre 3.

Litigation 98

Litigation Patent Marketing Marketing 98

LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. early 2022). In August 2022, the U.S. See Thaler v.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Inventor Copyright 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. No earlier than June 2022. As of early January 2022, a transcript of the oral argument was not available on the docket. Introduction.

Litigation 52

Litigation Settlement Patent Marketing 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. As noted above, companies are already taking advantage of these new designations. Introduction. Federal Legislation.

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