Confidentiality, Copying, Marketing and Settlement

[UPCKat] Access to confidential information by parties and the public in the UPC

The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The UPCKat trying to keep confidential information confidential in the UPC As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat brings readers a roundup of how the UPC is treating confidentiality and third party access to court documents.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Art Patent Patent Application

NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Shi then left Elation to start a business marketing “similar, if not identical software” using replicated source code. Shi then left Elation to start a business marketing “similar, if not identical software” using replicated source code. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Settlement Publishing Contracts

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

Trading Secrets

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. Employee agrees that she will not duplicate or otherwise copy any such property.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Settlement Contracts Business

Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers.

Cease and Desist

Cease and Desist Settlement Copyright Infringement Copyright

Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Colibri

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Nursing CE Central” is a descriptive mark with “a weak secondary meaning… the plaintiff makes no meaningful showing that the public, or even those in the market in which it competes, readily recognizes its name.” ” Marketing channel. ” Relatedness of goods. The litigants directly compete. Mark similarity.

Advertising

Advertising Advertising False Advertising Trademark

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

Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

To many trademark owners, it’s a simple decision to sue when the advertiser includes the trademark in the ad copy. As I teach my students, Porta-Fab should have spent its enforcement budget on more marketing instead of more lawyers, which almost certainly would produce a higher ROI than this lawsuit did.

Advertising

Advertising Advertising False Advertising Trademark

HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] TRIAL CASES.

Copyright Infringement

Copyright Infringement Copyright Public Domain Derivative Work

Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Troia wasn’t offering any services at all, but also, note the ad copy–the headline says “horror story” and the text says “They abruptly fired me,” which were pretty good tipoffs to consumers of what they should expect at the link. To marketplace alternatives that they independently discover and vet?

False Advertising

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Trademark

Internal Search Results Aren’t Trademark Infringing–PEM v. Peninsula

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

That’s certainly true for high-profile and well-advertised consumer items like fast food chains, mass-market phones, and major car labels, but is it true in this particular niche? the rival included ad copy telling consumers they were buying the trademark owner’s items when they weren’t.

Trademark

Trademark Advertising Advertising False Advertising

DISH: Pirate IPTV Operators Launched New Services Despite $90m Judgment

TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

million was transferred from accounts in violation of the court’s asset freeze but after showing a copy of a contempt motion to the defendants’ council, the defendants plus Beaman engaged in settlement discussions. DISH claims that $3.4 DISH Obtains Evidence From Jailhouse Phone Recordings.

Settlement

Settlement Business Branding Brands

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. This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. Signal 23 Television v.

Registration

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

At the same time, market uptake of biosimilars in the United States continued to increase, suggesting that there is room for expansion of biosimilars in the U.S. In addition, fewer new biosimilars entered the market this past year, with five biosimilar launches in 2020 as compared to seven in 2019. January 2021. off ASP and 23.7%

Settlement

Settlement Litigation Marketing Marketing

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes.

Technology

Technology Patent IP Invention

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s use of “Café Social” for its restaurant in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh infringes its trademark as it copied the “Social” word mark and the plaintiff’s distinctive artwork representing its trademark. Since the defendant did not appear nor they filed any written statement, the suit proceeded ex-parte.

Trademark

Trademark Registration Copyright Patent

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The overarching goals are to stimulate a competitive data market, by allowing greater access to data and removing barriers to changing data service providers. Any trade secrets enclosed in product data must only be disclosed where the data holder and the user take “ all necessary measures ” to preserve their confidentiality.

Contracts

Contracts Business Law Journalism

Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. Marketing channels. ” Every sex worker just took massive umbrage at the judge’s condescending stereotypes about the role of online marketing in their financial and safety decisions. It’s really offensive.

Advertising

Advertising Advertising Trademark Settlement

1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. OxBlue. * Want To Know Amazon’s Confidential Settlement Terms For A Keyword Advertising Lawsuit? Warby Parker appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

Trademark

Trademark Advertising Advertising Blogging

Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

PDF copy available. But as more players enter the market and obtain patent protection for their innovations, IP disputes among competitors are heating up. For battery-related patents in particular, it is important to consider where and how big the present markets are for the invention.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP

Spring Cleaning: Decluttering From Recent Intellectual Property Detritus & Dusting Off Old Posts

LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

It concerned the campaign practice of Prabhu Datta Goud, a candidate for local village chief, who each day on the campaign trail would buy a live fish in the market and then cradle the flopping fish in his bare hands as he visited voters door-to-door. (He petitions, motions, and other filings as possible in the same time frame, for instance.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Music Copyright Fair Use

Intellectual Property Pulse

[UPCKat] Access to confidential information by parties and the public in the UPC

NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

Trending Sources

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

Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Colibri

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

Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular

HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

Internal Search Results Aren’t Trademark Infringing–PEM v. Peninsula

DISH: Pirate IPTV Operators Launched New Services Despite $90m Judgment

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

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

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?

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Spring Cleaning: Decluttering From Recent Intellectual Property Detritus & Dusting Off Old Posts

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