Confidentiality, Contracts, Intellectual Property and Settlement

Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part I

Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect. The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Due Diligence Ownership Invention

SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. with respect to such communications.” ” However, Rule 21f-17(a) does not create a private right of action.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Cease and Desist Settlement Social Media

Role of Arbitration In Intellectual Property

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Intellectual property rights are becoming increasingly globally and economically oriented. There has been discussion over the extent and specific restrictions of some intellectual property rights’ arbitrability. Arbitration in Intellectual Property. In Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc. SBI Home Finance Ltd.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Settlement IP Copyright

NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation could then reinspect the software both before and after the first sale of the product by Shi.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Settlement Publishing Contracts

Daniel Alexander KC says "no" on indemnity costs, blanket confidentiality orders and permission to appeal in Oxford University Innovation dispute

The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal. The result being that money was due.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Contracts Licensing Inventor

Practicing Generic Pharmaceuticals at TEVA: Practicing Working as a Full-fledged Lawyer

IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

This semester, as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program, I had the pleasure of participating in a 10-week internship at Teva Canada (“Teva”), a (mainly) generics pharmaceutical company, and it was the highlight of my tenure thus far at Osgoode. I participated in a settlement negotiation.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Contracts Intellectual Property Law Litigation

Anti-Piracy Outfit Rightscorp Hit With $15m Lawsuit After Sale Went Wrong

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

While some ISPs did indeed forward Rightscorp’s notices, the anti-piracy company couldn’t balance the books with its settlement model and lost millions of dollars. It seems unlikely that Rightscorp has $15m lying around so whether it will choose to fight or pay a settlement remains to be seen.

Settlement

Settlement Copyright Intellectual Property Confidentiality

Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

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.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Settlement Contracts Business

Are Memes Dangerous?

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, commonly overlooked is the fact that the underlying image or media fragment in a meme is someone’s intellectual property, and thus subject to potential legal implications if used improperly. Often, memes transform and grow as viewers and sharers add new, individualized glosses to the underlying media. Warner Bros.

Fair Use

Fair Use Intellectual Property Settlement Business

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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

Contracts

Contracts Business Law Journalism

Aicon Art LLC v. Aicon Contemporary LLC: A Reminder About the Importance of Knowing Who the Client Is

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

8] However, the court balanced these rights against the long-standing prohibition on an attorney acting adversely to a current client or a former client in the same or a substantially related matter, part of an attorney’s obligations to preserve client confidentiality. [9]

Art

Art Confidentiality Law Artwork

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. 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. Signal 23 Television v.

Registration

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . No earlier than June 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than September 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than July 1, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than January 31, 2023 per settlement. January 2021.

Settlement

Settlement Litigation Marketing Marketing

2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A day before the FTC issued its proposed rulemaking, the FTC issued a press release that it had sued, and reached a settlement with, three employers in the security and manufacturing sector that the FTC alleged had “illegally imposed noncompete restrictions on workers.”

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Litigation Business Law

2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A day before the FTC issued its proposed rulemaking, the FTC issued a press release that it had sued, and reached a settlement with, three employers in the security and manufacturing sector that the FTC alleged had “illegally imposed noncompete restrictions on workers.”

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Business Intellectual Property Law

Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It generally amounts to more than 50% of the total settlement recovery, acknowledging, at least by basic math, that they are the primary beneficiary of the litigation.). 7, 2021) (demonstrating fund success at a reported 20%); Tecumseh Alternatives, LLC, Intellectual Property Fund (May 2022) (slightly less).

Litigation

Litigation Reporting Settlement Government

The European Commission Proposes a New Regulation on Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing

LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

2] The European intellectual property landscape is already undergoing major upheaval with the launch of the Unified Patent Court (the “UPC”) on 1 June 2023. [3] Confidential nature of the EUIPO’s findings. If the parties fail to agree on a candidate, the Competence Centre would appoint the conciliator. [21]

Licensing

Licensing Patent Confidentiality Registration

Monthly Wrap Up (March 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

District Court of Nevada ruled on a host of different requests to exclude evidence, including requests under Daubert and other expert challenges, Rule 408 settlement discussions and evidence of the parties’ respective wealth. Cannata , where the U.S.

Blogging

Blogging Litigation Ownership Reporting

Intellectual Property Pulse

Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part I

SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

Trending Sources

Role of Arbitration In Intellectual Property

NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

Daniel Alexander KC says "no" on indemnity costs, blanket confidentiality orders and permission to appeal in Oxford University Innovation dispute

Practicing Generic Pharmaceuticals at TEVA: Practicing Working as a Full-fledged Lawyer

Anti-Piracy Outfit Rightscorp Hit With $15m Lawsuit After Sale Went Wrong

Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

Are Memes Dangerous?

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

Aicon Art LLC v. Aicon Contemporary LLC: A Reminder About the Importance of Knowing Who the Client Is

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

The European Commission Proposes a New Regulation on Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing

Monthly Wrap Up (March 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

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