LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In 2017, ABL engaged a private equity fund manager—and its operating partner Anthony Zolezzi—to explore business opportunities. ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. The relationship ended unsuccessfully in 2018. The case is Applied Biological Laboratories, Inc.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Emma is a fashion designer and founder of denim company, Good American. The Dragons were impressed to hear that Titilolami’s business is currently stocked in Harrods and online at Selfridges. They were seeking a £50k investment for a 2% stake in their business. What's your unique selling point?

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Perfect for any naughty puppy owners, these cards are designed to be safe for dogs to eat. After a bubbly entrance, Gemma showcased her business, potato-based greetings cards, looking for an investment of £50k for a 10% stake. You can register up to 50 designs for £150, which can last up to 25 years if renewed every 5 years.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Innovative ventures and intellectual property set the stage alight on Dragons' Den this week, with a wide variety of businesses seeking investment and advice from the Dragons' experienced judging panel. However, Deborah Meaden, a lifelong cat owner, recognised the potential and offered all the money for 40% of the business.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

A trade secret is a form of intellectual property that protects confidential business information that (1) has economic value, providing a business with a competitive advantage, and (2) is not generally known or readily accessible to others. In business, a wide range of information can be considered a trade secret.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Trade secret jurisprudence, originally conceived in the common law of torts as a way to enforce confidential relationships, now has a sharper focus directed at the property interest of businesses in the data that forms the major portion of their asset base.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years. As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

Asking for £50,000 in exchange for 10% equity in their business, they told the Dragons about the inspiration for their enterprise. She had worked as a special effects makeup artist and props designer but 5 years in, after developing a severe reaction to one of the most used chemicals in the field, she had to walk away from her career.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

From van alarms to fashion, bag pipes to apps – it just goes to show that IP affects every area of business. You just mentioned IP” First up in the Den, we had entrepreneur and inventor Michael Horsfall, asking for 45k in exchange for 10% of his Van Guardian business. We wish Michael all the best with his business.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

IP Essentials for Start Ups and SMEs – 11th October 2023 The free webinar analyses the functional basis of the key intellectual property rights linked to Start-Ups and SMEs, in order to help these businesses develop an IP strategy aimed at innovation and at delivering new products and services to the market. More information here.

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Intellectual Property Confidentiality IP Licensing 52

Corsearch

APRIL 5, 2024

Key takeaways: Prioritize enforcement: Understand your business, critical markets, competitors, and prioritize enforcement efforts accordingly. Demonstrate value: Stay on top of dockets and use data to demonstrate the value of your trademark efforts to the business.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. For example, trade secret protection might be considered to protect confidential information or know-how which has some commercial value. system, this is basically a registered design. In the U.S.

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IP Law 360

MAY 12, 2022

An Arkansas federal judge refused to toss claims that a Texas-based company's owner took part in a scheme to steal confidential information from a graphic design business, finding the court had jurisdiction at this point in the case.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

On 6 June 2023, the European Commission (the Commission ) launched a consultation on the template for the compliance report that designated “gatekeepers” will be required to submit annually under the Digital Markets Act ( DMA ). These reports will then have to be updated annually.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Honest Abe”), is an Indiana Corporation with its principal place of business in Terre Haute, Indiana. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for Federal Trademark Counterfeiting and Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition and False Designation of Origin in violation in violation of Lanham Act 15 U.S.C.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 28, 2022

For example, the statement misstates the goal of the bill: The goal is to support news businesses to negotiate and receive fair compensation when third parties with a dominant market position monetize their news content in a market environment that has been disadvantageous to news businesses. performing their statutory functions.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 18, 2023

WIPO IP Diagnostic Tool The WIPO Diagnostic Tool (“Diagnostics Tool”) serves as a free, user-friendly online resource, empowering both businesses and individuals to gain valuable insights into their intellectual property assets. These personalized reports are conveniently available for download in PDF format.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. What are PETs? They minimize the use of data as they maximize its control. Why are they useful?

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

In today’s business landscape, the significance of intellectual property (IP) assets is on the rise and is becoming increasingly crucial in various sectors. The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 29, 2023

14-22-00412-CV (the state court case is Virtual Integrated Analytics Solutions LLC vs. Optimal Designs Incorporated et al. One of Virtual’s direct competitors is Optimal Designs Inc., As the Texas Court of Appeals noted, “Virtual did not allege that Formicola ever came to Texas to meet with Reed regarding this business relationship.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. How do stipulated protective orders protect confidential information? What types of restrictions do stipulated protective orders impose on the disclosure and use of confidential information?

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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. Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Bladeroom.

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Confidentiality Contracts Public Domain Designs 52

Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector. Laws that govern the agreement.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

It is inevitable in almost every business. Whether it’s a seasoned designer coming with plug-and-play experience or a fresh face just out of design school, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Recently, several of my designer clients have had to fire an employee due to the employee’s misconduct.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

billion fine issued by the European Commission and considering the lack of a consolidated competition law in the UAE, businesses here may have been excused for being tempted to focus only on their competitive activities related to operations in Europe. Design rights are registered with the IPPD. With the EUR1.47

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

But cannabis companies, along with their counsel, should evaluate the potential costs and benefits of pursuing these strategies to protect their businesses. ” Some of THC’s intellectual property include designs of the terms WHOA! ” Some of THC’s intellectual property include designs of the terms WHOA!,

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

14-22-00412-CV (the state court case is Virtual Integrated Analytics Solutions LLC vs. Optimal Designs Incorporated et al. One of Virtual’s direct competitors is Optimal Designs Inc., As the Texas Court of Appeals noted, “Virtual did not allege that Formicola ever came to Texas to meet with Reed regarding this business relationship.

Business 52

Business Confidentiality Designs Design 52

The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Modification of the SPO: Under the SPO, which is automatically entered in all inter partes proceedings, only outside counsel have access to confidential material and information that is designated as AEO. CME sought to designate either of two individuals as an in-house counsel with access to AEO. Int’l Trade Comm’n , 808 F.2d

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Privacy Confidentiality Litigation Designs 52

azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

World IP Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of SMEs in the economy and how they can use IP rights to build stronger, more competitive, and resilient businesses. Given that in the 21 st century, the currency of the digital environment are business assets that are governed by IP laws, the role of IP is key.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 12, 2021

TV Company d/b/a Watch Communications (“Watch”), the Plaintiff, is in the business of providing broadband Internet access to consumers and enterprise customers in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. Per the Complaint, Jarman, Criblez, and Kolb all signed confidentiality agreements in connection with their Watch employment.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. Even yet, the majority shareholder persisted in acting against the best interests of the business in order to further their own interests.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Illinois employers planning to protect confidential and proprietary trade secret information through the use of non-compete agreements or non-solicitation agreements need to be aware of amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act that will take effect on January 1, 2022.

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Confidentiality Designs Design Law 52

Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. Subsection 12(1) of the Industrial Design Act states that the author of the design is the owner unless they have done so for another person, in which case it is possible the other person is the owner. Comstock Canada et al.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. Trade Secrets: Trade secrets encompass confidential information critical for a startup’s success; this may include formulas, processes, customer lists, marketing strategies etc.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

The first thing many founders/entrepreneurs think of when starting a new business is, “I need an LLC.” ” The establishment of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Texas can be a strategic maneuver for entrepreneurs and businesses aiming to leverage the benefits of limited liability and operational adaptability.

Privacy 52

Privacy Business Government Confidentiality 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Among other things, the VPN company argued that the movie companies never sent any of their alleged copyright infringement and takedown notices to TorGuard’s designated DMCA agent. Earlier this month, both parties agreed to end the legal dispute with a confidential settlement agreement. Settlement & U.S. Torrent Blocking.

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