SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Image of folder tag with text “confidential” Image from here. Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Background.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The United States and the United Kingdom that collaborated with private companies to develop COVID-19 vaccines have released copies of their research and collaboration agreements under their Freedom of Information (FOI) laws with redactions. It seems difficult to beat the law and the logic in the petition.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year’s series included: 2020 Year in Review: What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud Law. The Connection Between Wage and Hour & Restrictive Covenant Law. Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. View the Recording.

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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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn’t against the law. While they don’t deny that the AimJunkies site offered ‘Destiny 2′ cheats in the past, the defendants don’t believe any laws were violated. This older copy is the one presented by Bungie as evidence.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year’s series included: 2020 Year in Review: What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud Law. The Connection Between Wage and Hour & Restrictive Covenant Law. Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. View the Recording.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under. important;}}.

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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. Such covenants remain predominantly governed by statutes in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, while Puerto Rico continues to govern them by common law.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

. “Customers” here includes both individual consumers and corporate entities who have entered into a contract for data processing services.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. It is a popular saying that “if it is worth copying, it is worth protecting.” What is Big Data? Big data refers to the large and diverse sets of information that can grow at an ever-increasing rate.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Databases and the Need for Protection: Nowadays, database thieves can use a variety of electronic tools to copy any database and distribute it globally, and they can do so for a fraction of the high cost associated with producing such products. Picture Credit: Shutterstock]. LinkedIn.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

LinkedIn sent a C&D letter, asking HiQ to stop accessing and copying the data based on the User Agreement. 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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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2021

Companies may therefore continue to negotiate their own individual contracts addressing the compulsory elements of Article 28(3) and (4) of the GDPR. Instead, the controller retains the choice as to whether the processor must delete or return the personal data, until following termination of the contract (clause 10(d)). Background.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

At least as things stand, site-blocking proposals seem to lack momentum: freedom of expression, the protection of confidentiality of communications, and the prohibition of censorship, carry significant weight in Japan. When users search for the term ‘海賊版’ (English: pirated version/pirate copy) Yahoo! One of Yahoo!

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

In order to protect the same the laws should in tandem with the pace of technology. To reproduce, store, issue copies to public, perform, communicate, and make translation or adaptation of the work. To get protection under this law, it is ardent for the layout design to be original, distinct, and unique from others.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As a double-insult, 512(f) preempts related state law claims over abusive takedown notices, so it actually leaves victims worse off than if 512(f) didn’t exist by clearing out the field. The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. The court found that the registrant sold about 8.3

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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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. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Typically, “drugs” and “biologics” are subject to different laws and regulations. While many states have enacted laws directed to biosimilars, specifically future interchangeables, California has enacted a number of additional unique laws. 262( l )(3)(A) or ( l )(7)). State Legislation.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

In one example, I asked ChatGPT to describe my law firm, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. ChatGPT responded with the following, which for the most part is accurate, but gets details such as the “founding date” wrong: Marshall Gerstein is a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in intellectual property law.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Ramirez gets further assimilated into the law. In early 2020, “cybercriminals orchestrated a two-part ransomware attack on Blackbaud’s systems,” copying plaintiffs’ data and holding it for ransom. In re Blackbaud, Inc., Customer Data Breach Litig., 3:20-mn-02972-JMC, MDL No. 2972, 2021 WL 3568394 (D.S.C. Blackbaud (good name!)

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Additionally, a recent Third Circuit decision held that copying is not the only method that trade secret plaintiffs can demonstrate actionable “use” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant. View the Recording.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Additionally, a recent Third Circuit decision held that copying is not the only method that trade secret plaintiffs can demonstrate actionable “use” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit serves as a reminder that the contours of trade secret law are often shaped by disputes in the public records context. Noteworthy State Law Decisions on Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets: Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Richard E. In Busey Bank v.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

In Council, we had proposals for staydown; Netherlands asked for a modest duty of care; Germans wanted a 24-hour deadline copying NetzDG; Parliament wanted liability exemption for marketplaces except for illegality; staydown; and prohibition of automated filtering that would have prevented spam filters. But see yesterday’s discussion of ©.]

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