Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops? A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has generally recognized that parties can bargain away these rights, including through forum selection clauses in contracts. Patent and Trademark Office ….

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Route sued for breach of contract, commercial disparagement and defamation per se, intentional tortious interference with contractual relations, false advertising, and contributory trademark infringement. The breach of contract claim survived. Heuberger was a Route customer who then launched a competitor, Navidium.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In legal terms, those rights are intellectual property (IP) rights such as copyright, patents, and trademarks, confidentiality obligations, and contract rights. The principal areas of law discussed were copyright and contracts.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A confidential settlement was reached in October 2020 but it’s claimed that the defendant then launched Digital UniCorn Media and another service called Altered Carbon. Breach of Contract. The financial aspect of the settlement is confidential but whatever the amount, the studios now want to call in the debt.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Windstream has a 2-year contract. With Spectrum there are no contracts. Plus, we will buy you out of your current contract up to $500.” interference with the Windstream entities’ contracts with their customers by the mailing campaign. Will they be able to provide the Internet and TV services you rely on in the future?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on Different IP Manuals and Guidelines The office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines. Deadline- October 15, 2023.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

Some form of IP such as trademark and copyright does not need to be registered but some form such as patent needs to be registered. In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States. Image Source: gettyimages]. Enforcing your IP.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2021

A non-disclosure agreement (commonly called an “NDA”) is a contract between two or more parties agreeing that certain information exchanged between them will be kept confidential. By using an NDA, you can contractually obligate associates to maintain the confidentiality of certain information. Employee Handbooks.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. Generally, reasonable measures should be “adequate under the circumstances,” but go further than those used for ordinary confidential information. What Are Trade Secrets?

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IIPRD

AUGUST 20, 2021

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) plays a pivotal role in various corporate transactions, employment agreements, negotiations or any other scenario wherein confidential information is being exchanged. An NDA is a legally binding contract. An NDA may also outline several other conditions pertaining to the confidential information.

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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

MARCH 22, 2022

Included within the JLM contract were certain restrictive covenants, including a non-competition agreement, as well as various intellectual property assignment provisions. While the contract was originally to run through 2016, the parties extended the agreement through August 1, 2022. JLM Couture, Inc. Gutman , 24 F.4th 4th at 792. [2].

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has generally recognized that parties can bargain away these rights, including through forum selection clauses in contracts. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to the Complaint, on April 8, 2021 and December 22, 2021 the Defendants entered into Franchise Agreement, Non-compete Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Non-Disclosure and Operating Agreements, along with a Principal Owner’s Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations Agreement with Honest Abe.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

However, the data was shared without confidentiality obligations and might be used for future training, so it could be considered public. While absolute secrecy is not required, entrusting confidential information to an AI chatbot seems counterintuitive to maintaining secrecy. enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Furthermore, trademarks and domain names are registered on a first to file basis. The ownership is not transferred.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

The changes introduce (i) a codified proportionality defense to injunctions in patent infringement proceedings, (ii) new confidentiality rules for patent disputes, and (iii) an accelerated timeline for nullity actions. Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the application. Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the decision.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

They included stories of the Patent Agent examination, the Indian Innovation Act, the opening of the Trademark database, the presumption of patent validity, and the South Asian Basmati fights and more. It bears noting, however, that confidentiality may be a valid concern and shouldn’t be just disregarded for transparency alone.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Other than product sales data, component prices, customer details & records, market statistics, or supply chain info, a company owns commercially sensitive and confidential electronic pieces of information such as CAD drawings. There is an increasing value in the massive volumes of data accumulated over time in a company or firm.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Firstly, it is imperative to understand that an IP license is a contract or an agreement between the licensor and the licensee. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Last year, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. It claims that the game company willingly accessed confidential and private files with the intent to defraud. “Upon information and belief, Bungie, Inc.,

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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. Proposals to restrict access to information would almost certainly face challenges under Japan’s constitution.

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IPilogue

JULY 7, 2021

Although different types of intellectual property protections may apply, including copyright , patents, industrial designs, trademarks, and trade secrets, this article will focus on private and public sector employees’ patent rights to inventions produced during the course of their employment. Private Sector Employees.

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43(B)log

JUNE 15, 2022

VPX (Vital) makes BANG, which now contains creatyl-l-leucine (CLL), “a novel ingredient marketed under the trademark ‘Super Creatine.’ … Defendants claim that CLL is more stable and more bioavailable than other forms of creatine.” Shelf space is vital to energy drinks, and so they contract for it, overriding retailers’ allocation discretion.

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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

APRIL 4, 2023

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.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

You can safeguard your know-how, secure your contracts, or start franchising and licensing among many other things. Turning ideas into a business and brand involves using the tools of the IP system – trademarks, design rights, copyright, patents, and confidential information or trade secrets. Such assets are cheaper to enforce.

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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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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

One of the biggest advantages of big data being safeguarded as a trade secret is that what may not be protectable as a patent, like individual ingredients or elements of a particular data, maybe protectable through trade secrets by the application of contracts and technological protection measures. Conclusion.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The Bombay High Court ruled that the arbitration clause in the contract is lawful in response to this. The jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal is not affected by the Trademarks Act or the Copyright Act. ” The Delhi High Court concluded that a trademark issue might be arbitrated in Hero Electric Vehicles Private Limited v.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

SEP Registration The Proposal establishes a “Competence Centre” within the EUIPO (which currently focuses solely on trademarks and design rights) to set up and maintain an EU-wide register for SEPs. Confidential nature of the EUIPO’s findings. Key Provisions and Critical Assessment 1.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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