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Trade Secrets Food Fight Spotlights Importance of Comprehensive Agreements

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alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s. 4] In addition to its federal and state trade secrets claims, CiCi Enterprises alleged a breach of contract.

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

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Commercial Litigation Outlook: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2023 View the Recording – CLE for this recording expires on February 6, 2024. The NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality View the Recording – CLE credit for this recording expires on July 19, 2024.

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

LexBlog IP

Commercial Litigation Outlook: Insights and Predictions for Litigation Trends in 2023 View the Recording – CLE for this recording expires on February 6, 2024. The NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality View the Recording – CLE credit for this recording expires on July 19, 2024.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

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Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). They require both chain of tile and a contract setting forth the seller and buyers’ essential contract terms. NFTs are no different.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

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When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. US proceedings were filed by PQ against CyberMetrics in October 2017, Mr Aughton was deposed in October 2021 and the proceedings then settled on confidential terms.

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IT`S NOT ONLY PATENTS: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING TO PROTECT INNOVATION

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It is a fact that they do not provide anything like a formal ownership/right title, it is also a fact that they are set forth by the law, and therefore they may be judicially enforced by alternative ways of action. Last, we refer to contractual stipulations as a source of protection for innovations, proceedings, or knowledge.

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Monthly Wrap Up (April 4, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Posts and Developments

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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. Marietta, Dist. where the U.S.