The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The UPCKat trying to keep confidential information confidential in the UPC As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat brings readers a roundup of how the UPC is treating confidentiality and third party access to court documents.

Confidentiality 62

Confidentiality Art Patent Patent Application 62

Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. What is Prior Art? You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents.

Art 52

Art Patent Invention Patent Application 52

Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. Generally, any confidential piece of business info that provides a competitive edge to a company or firm and isn’t known to others may be safeguarded as a trade secret.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Confidentiality Public Domain Business 119

SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Bombay High Court clarifies that plaintiff must disclose confidential information to the court in cases where a breach of confidentiality is asserted. The Bombay High Court vacated the ex-parte interim injunction order that was previously granted over a general allegation of breach of confidentiality by the plaintiff’s ex-employees.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Confidentiality Trademark 105

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

REXA argued that Chester and MEA’s actuator incorporated and disclosed confidential designs contained within the prototype Koso developed in 2002. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Chester and MEA. REXA appealed. Thus, Chester and MEA could not have misappropriated trade secrets contained within the 2002 prototype.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Public Domain Designs Design 52

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles.

IP 76

IP Marketing Marketing Confidentiality 76

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Among other modifications, special attention should be given to the enactment of the new Art. 51B, which transposes the much-debated Art. 2121/1993 on “Related Rights”, just after Art. 2121/1993 on “Related Rights”, just after Art. On the contrary, but in compliance with Recital 58 in fine , Art. 15 of the CDSMD.

Publishing 52

Publishing Art Related Rights Marketing 52