LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For the first time, Illinois will have statutory requirements for mandatory review periods, definitions of adequate consideration and legitimate business interests, as well as specific salary minimums for employees subject to restrictive covenants. Contract lawyers know that to be enforceable a promise must be supported by consideration.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

It is inevitable in almost every business. Review the contract. Review the contract/offer letter. software, keys, company credit cards, calling cards, parking transponder, information technology equipment, client lists, files and other confidential and proprietary documents, in any media or format, including electronic files.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 21, 2022

Trade secrets are always at risk when engaging in corporate deals that require the disclosure of confidential information. A recent decision from the 8 th Circuit affirming grant of a motion to dismiss a breach of contract action between a company and its financial advising firm.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

circles that usually contend with the type of info in question; (b) has business worth as a result of its secret; and. (c) Contract Law- the supply regarding restraint of commerce in Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act makes this clear. DEFINITIONS UNDER VARIOUS ACTS. (1) 1) In Burlington Home looking Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business. The court disagreed.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Life Spine contracted with Defendant Aegis Spine to distribute the device only to medical facilities nationwide and to keep Life Spine’s confidential information secret and use the confidential information only in furtherance of the business relationship. Plaintiff Life Spine, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

This valuable Commentary outlines the inherent challenges in developing a trade secret protection program that aligns with a business’s goals and measurable objectives. Conduct an internal assessment of valuation and business impact; risk management; and company structure, systems, workflows, and culture.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

Affirmative proof likely requires disclosing sensitive business information, research and development, or corporate strategy. For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material. 3d 410 (5th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

For most (if not all) professional services firms, client databases, client contact lists, and information reflecting client preferences are regarded by such firms as trade secrets that are essential to the business. ” Whiteslate, LLP , 2021 WL 2826088, at *6. .” ” Whiteslate, LLP , 2021 WL 2826088, at *6. ” Id.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

further stresses the importance of carefully crafting the terms and conditions in a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), and ensuring there is no ambiguity as to when the NDA’s confidentiality protections expire. Emerson Electric Co. The Inclusion of Expiration Dates in NDAs.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

A lot of electronic databases’ creators are willing to accept the risk and obligation of gathering a lot of raw data and then having to use it, despite the fact that the need for databases like phone directories is expanding in the business world as a whole. They are a powerful search engine that makes information easily accessible.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In Matthews , the plaintiff, a manufacturer, designer, installer, and servicer of cremation equipment, asserted “claims of trade secret misappropriation [under both federal and state law] and breach of contract against several of its former employees and two of the entities where they are now employed.” Lacayo , 16 F.4th

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2022

To continue our series on trade secret employee contract clauses, we’ve surveyed the First Circuit for updates to the law relating to restrictive covenants. Provide the employee a copy of the noncompete agreement not less than 3 business days before the agreement is to be signed. Law Governing Restrictive Covenants.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2022

Conversely, SB 672 explains that “covenants not to compete” do not include confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, trade secret protection agreements, or agreements entered into in connection with purchase and sale transactions, among others. Arredondo , 965 N.E.2d 2d 393 (Ill. The scope of the activity restrictions.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Xiaomi highlighting how the common practice of courts granting confidentiality in commercial litigation problematizes transparency, judicial accountability, and the citizens’ right to be informed of court processes and reasoning under Article 19(1)(a). ruling on Indian businesses and trademark holders?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Upon that, The IPKat is delighted to host the following guest post co-authored by Anja Geller (PhD candidate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Junior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and Zihao Li (PhD candidate at CREATe, University of Glasgow, on privacy and data protection in the Chinese Civil Code).

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It then uses an algorithm to yield “people analytics” based on the information and sells them to business clients for profit. Some circuits have held that a violation of policies and contracts such as terms of use and confidentiality agreements is enough to establish liability under the CFAA, while others tend to interpret it narrowly.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. This system, hence, helped in saving users time to provide birth, marriage, education certificates etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. This system, hence, helped in saving users time to provide birth, marriage, education certificates etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. This system, hence, helped in saving users time to provide birth, marriage, education certificates etc.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

California Consumer Privacy Act : The CCPA provides a private right of action for actual or statutory damages to “[a]ny consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information. Blackbaud argued that it was not a “business” regulated by the Act. Short answer: it was adequately alleged to be one.

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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.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

How Multijurisdictional Businesses Should Approach Non-Competes. Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Employee Mobility & Its Effects on Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

How Multijurisdictional Businesses Should Approach Non-Competes. Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Employee Mobility & Its Effects on Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 13, 2022

Change in titles su ggests a shift in focus – from protection of privacy to regulation of data as an asset. If the State cannot manage to negotiate an assignment (the technology only being licensed), it must ensure that its confidentiality obligations are narrowed down. What is fair and who decides what is fair?

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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. Rivals * MIT Technology Review : This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (regarding “Nightshade”) Privacy * FTC v. Consumer Reviews * Route App, Inc.

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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. In one notable case, Balsley v. LFP , Inc. ,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

If OAG moves to enforce the CID, Twitter can raise its First Amendment claims at that time, before any duty to comply applies, and without facing any charges under the underlying Texas unfair business practices statute. Twitter also could have challenged the CID in Texas state court.” ” * Missouri v.

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