IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Six groups, including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and several former state supreme court judges, filed friend-of-the-court briefs on Monday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decades-old legal doctrine stating that courts must defer to federal agencies' interpretation of ambiguous laws.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

2] Since we last discussed that decision on this blog in June 2021, [3] the Second Circuit reconsidered it following a subsequent landmark Supreme Court decision addressing fair use ( Google LLC v. Now the Warhol Foundation has petitioned the United States Supreme Court for review of the Second Circuit’s amended decision. [6]

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

Given these demographics and the rapid growth of online sports betting or “iGaming” in only a few short years since the landmark Supreme Court case , esports gambling could quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry and sportsbooks are eager to open new betting channels for fans. Ohio (2021). Colorado (2020).

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Courts continue to recognize combination trade secrets where a plaintiff can demonstrate a unique combination of processes and information that aid company processes, including research and development.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Courts continue to recognize combination trade secrets where a plaintiff can demonstrate a unique combination of processes and information that aid company processes, including research and development.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 19, 2023

These allegations meet the “far more active form of participation” required to survive this stage of the proceedings [Just a reminder that the court’s casual suggestion that Omegle could adopt age verification technology might itself be an unconstitutional requirement. The age verification battle will ultimately reach the Supreme Court.]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

The threats are everywhere: Congress, state legislatures, the Supreme Court, internationally. For now , other courts are acknowledging how unpersuasive this opinion is. And yet…a #MAGA Ohio judge sealioned his rejection of Google’s motion to dismiss. As bad as 2022 was, 2023 will be worse. Will that last?

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