LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I thought Chicago IP Blog readers would find it interesting. 121 have been litigated as of 2016. I observed this glitch in 2,618 patents, 21 of which have been litigated as of 2016. If the error is detected during litigation, defendants have options. This lacuna suggests that patent litigators rarely double-check the PTA.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you missed any sessions, recordings are available on our blog or through the provided links. Commercial Litigation Outlook: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2023 View the Recording – CLE for this recording expires on February 6, 2024.

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IPilogue

MAY 17, 2022

Trade secrets require elements such as: value (economic/industrial), that it is kept secret, and that there are reasonable measures in place to keep it confidential. Once disclosed, the trade secret loses its necessary quality of confidence that makes it confidential and valuable to a business.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Employment or cooperation agreements must ensure confidentiality and include proper non-compete-clauses to avoid risk of theft by employees or other unauthorized parties. The post Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2023

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. 17, 2023) Prior Blog Posts on the DTSA Ex Parte Seizure Provision * This quick links re.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

Within minutes of working there, I was already growing in my legal development from being academically into practically trained as I learned about my supervisor’s door policy, to protect Teva’s confidentiality in all dealings. As obvious as it sounds in hindsight, his door policy really opened my eyes. In practice, these two are connected.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you missed any sessions, recordings are available on our blog or through the provided links. Commercial Litigation Outlook: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2023 View the Recording – CLE for this recording expires on February 6, 2024.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Patent agents do not litigate and, therefore, have little to no infringement experience. To win a patent violation on the e-commerce platform, you need an Amazon patent attorney with experience in infringement litigation. However, they cannot file patents for others although they can litigate IP cases.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

Employers will now have one less tool to prevent former workers, including both former employees and independent contractors, from starting a competing business using trade secrets or other confidential information gained from their former employment.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As we previously blogged , the NLRB seemingly took the position that non-competes typically violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act, which makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights. Takeaway : Companies often include a long list of information that qualifies as proprietary or confidential.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As we previously blogged , the NLRB seemingly took the position that non-competes typically violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act, which makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights. On January 29, 2024, the Region reached a settlement with the respondent company.

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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. It is only by keeping up with the newest laws and court pronouncements that litigants can hope to prevail in this ever-changing landscape.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

You can get less damages than the cost of litigation, so the whole effort is unprofitable. The court says this lawsuit qualified: “LVSA litigated this case in an unreasonable manner. Its claims were tenuous at best, and that should have been apparent from the outset to its counsel, who has litigated numerous such lawsuits.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 28, 2022

I’m still incredulous that we’re litigating Craigslist’s activity from 2010 or before. US. * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post). * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. The plaintiff’s.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Moreover, with fewer restrictions on employee mobility post-employment, it is important companies have adequate NDAs and confidentiality agreements in place to protect proprietary information. In light of this change, businesses should understand how the laws impact their employment practices and implement strategies to ensure they comply.

Law 57

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

My doctoral study shall encompass a comprehensive examination of the contribution of ‘experts’ and their knowledge in IP adjudication and also study the procedure for selecting and engaging such experts, all aimed at understanding the facilitation of the effective adjudication of intellectual property (IP) litigation.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

Why all this philosophical fodder suddenly on an IP blog … . And Other Connected Cases while deciding on a litany of 9 litigations. For instance, in a matrimonial matter, where the law mandates confidentiality of the parties involved, RTBF can weigh heavier than other opposing rights. Well … there’s a (new?)

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

Once the patent expires, the product’s position in the marketplace is compromised as generics can enter without risking infringement litigation. An ongoing challenge in the pharmaceutical industry is a patented product’s loss of exclusivity. I also drafted an Access to Information request response letter.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Doubly so in trade secret/non-compete litigation. As we have previously blogged , opting for a bench trial might be more advantageous, depending on the facts of the dispute. Cases don’t try very often. In MWK Recruiting, Inc. Jowers , No. 1:18-cv-444-RP (W.D. a federal district court judge recently entered a judgment for $3.6

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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. It is only by keeping up with the newest laws and court pronouncements that litigants can hope to prevail in this ever-changing landscape.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Law Contracts Business 52

IP Tech Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

A number of district courts, as well as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, have weighed in on whether and to what extent a patent challenger in an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board may be estopped from making prior art based challenges in a district court litigation. In Ironburg Inventions Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

Stryker was involved in three other cases against Alphatec involving other former Stryker employees, and the Sixth Circuit found that Abbas “was privy to confidential information that if disclosed to Alphatec or Alphatec’s counsel, would detrimentally affect Stryker” in those other lawsuits.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Doubly so in trade secret/non-compete litigation. As we have previously blogged , opting for a bench trial might be more advantageous, depending on the facts of the dispute. Cases don’t try very often. In MWK Recruiting, Inc. Jowers , No. 1:18-cv-444-RP (W.D. a federal district court judge recently entered a judgment for $3.6

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

Unfortunately, Judge Lioi’s ruling may encourage defendants to repeatedly challenge identification at every stage of the litigation and trial. For more on that opinion, see McDermott Will & Emery’s Alexander Piala’s post for Lexology and Eron Reid’s post for Seyfarth Shaw’s Trading Secrets Blog.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. For those who missed any of the programs in this year’s series, recordings of all of our past webinars are available on the blog, or you may click on the link for each webinar below to view the recording. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant.

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Confidentiality Business Law Contracts 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, I blogged a ruling holding that Seeking Arrangements’ trademark infringement claim against Luxy could proceed because Luxy included Seeking Arrangements’ purported trademarks in its keyword metatags. OxBlue. * Want To Know Amazon’s Confidential Settlement Terms For A Keyword Advertising Lawsuit?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Even though this is an obviously stupid legal theory that wasn’t worth anyone’s time or money, Edible turned to an Atlanta litigation boutique (shoutout to Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP!!!) I have a long-standing personal policy not to give my consumer dollars to any entity that I mock on the blog for IP overreaches.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Russell Beck was there and his most recent blog post reports on the discussions and comments at what appears to have been a highly political forum. A timely post in Dan Harris’ China Law Blog talks about the extent of China’s economic espionage and spying and how it is evolving. and China. You think you had a bad day?

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Intellectual Property Blogging Journalism Confidentiality 40

IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a precedential opinion about forum selection clauses (FSC) in confidentiality agreements. In the first case, Kannuu and Samsung entered into an NDA “to further a business relationship between the parties” and to protect confidential information. Samsung Electronics Ltd.

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Intellectual Property Confidentiality Patent Infringement Licensing 57

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As I’ve blogged many, many times on this blog (see list below), 512(f) has been a complete failure. The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below). 512(f) is a cause of action for abusive takedown notices.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Discovery disputes are common in trade secret litigation because of the nature of information at issue (i.e., Erik Weibust details the court’s 72-page decision for Epstein Becker’s Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility Blog. Dennis Crouch also has a post on the decision for the Patently-O blog.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

.” Noteworthy Trade Secret Discovery Opinions: The forensic review of a former employee or business partner’s computer is one of the most intrusive and contentious discovery procedures in trade secret litigation. Blog posts and articles on the FTC’s proposed rule have flooded the internet. Litigation Funders Beware!

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Litigation challenging the enforceability of the rule is almost sure to ensue, and the U.S. ACMS Insights is The Allegheny County Medical Society’s Blog and is the newest addition to the ACMS’s lineup of content for members. Visit our Med Law Blog here. Visit ACMS Insights here. Cassidy, Esq.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2023

A leaked text of the draft was posted on Kluwer Patent Blog , a summary and detailed synopsis has been posted on FOSS Patents , and a 248-page Impact Assessment by the European Commission (EC) has been widely circulated among stakeholders. Non-binding Effect on foreign FRAND determinations Overrides foreign FRAND determinations for U.S.

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IPilogue

MAY 25, 2022

In his defence, he also identified the Proctorio lawsuit as part of a growing trend of “SLAPP” litigation — Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation — intended to deter and ultimately silence outspoken critics and inhibit participation in public affairs. On March 11, 2022, the decision Proctorio, Incorporated v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

Quick History: As followers of this blog already know, President Biden issued an Executive Order that was short on detail and simply encouraged the FTC to take unspecified action against unfair noncompetes and other agreements limiting employee mobility. Wilson notes. Significant Potential Problems for NDAs. The first is definitional.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

1-800 Contacts first appeared on this blog on February 9, 2005, my second day of blogging. 17 years later, I’m still blogging their ignoble trademark lawsuits. 1-800 Contacts’ keyword ad litigation campaign went on hiatus during the pendency of the FTC enforcement. WhenU (2d Cir. Jand, Inc. , June 27, 2022).

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