LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Regeneron alleges that Mylan has improperly “designated the entire 1,000,000+ pages of its biosimilar application and regulatory file as ‘Outside Counsel’s Eyes Only’ (‘OCEO’).” In view of the expedited case schedule , Regeneron requested an abbreviated briefing schedule.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

Design Patent D771,400, covering an ornamental design for a stadium seat. The district court found a large number of similar prior art designs and thus narrowly construed the potential infringement window. The Wisconsin case was subject to a confidentiality agreement/order. Wisconsin for infringing its U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

After the hearing, the court ordered production of documents ranging from communications between Mr. Hall, Mavexar, and IP Edge to the formation of Nimitz, its assets, its potential scope of liability from obtaining the patent, and the potential settlement of various cases. The district court then issued a memorandum outlining its concerns.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2023

Confidentiality Agreement After a couple of weeks of relative calm, the parties agreed on a confidentiality order and from there, nothing but silence until December 2022. A status report revealed that DISH had served requests for production on DataCamp and that the company would engage in “rolling” document production.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (abbreviated as NDA) is a legal document signed to safeguard the previously-mentioned sensitive information. IP in different forms like trademarks, copyright, patents, and industrial designs acts as a seal of distinctiveness, quality, and authority for every other company.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material. After all, both parties likely want their sensitive documents protected from disclosure. Not necessarily, at least not in the Fifth Circuit.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it’s a seasoned designer coming with plug-and-play experience or a fresh face just out of design school, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Recently, several of my designer clients have had to fire an employee due to the employee’s misconduct. It is inevitable in almost every business. ” 5.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries. Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

After the hearing, the court ordered production of documents ranging from communications between Mr. Hall, Mavexar, and IP Edge to the formation of Nimitz, its assets, its potential scope of liability from obtaining the patent, and the potential settlement of various cases. The district court then issued a memorandum outlining its concerns.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 15, 2023

Patent cases often involve the assertion of attorney-client privilege and work product protection over large volumes of technical, financial, and legal documents. At times, litigation between competitors centers on highly confidential corporate information that parties often seek to protect as privileged.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. They also protects data integrity by verifying of the authenticity of documents to ensure they have not been tampered with.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 17, 2023

As an important aside, the court further commented on the parties incorrect assumption that certain summary judgment evidence was filed under seal where pursuant to confidentiality and protective orders designating it as confidential. Background. In March 2017, hospital staffing company Emergency Staffing Solutions Inc. (“ESS”)

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Modification of the SPO: Under the SPO, which is automatically entered in all inter partes proceedings, only outside counsel have access to confidential material and information that is designated as AEO. CME sought to designate either of two individuals as an in-house counsel with access to AEO. Int’l Trade Comm’n , 808 F.2d

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Michael Geist

APRIL 11, 2023

Documents released under Access to Information and a careful review of government “summaries” point to a pattern of failing to fully brief Canadians on the policies and their development. This first post starts with the aftermath of the 2021 consultation on online harms, which was designed to provide the foundation for the bill.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. The files included ABL’s detailed business plans and documents disclosing ABL’s scientific testing results, experimental designs, patent applications, formulations, manufacturing processes, and marketing strategies.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 14, 2022

Here, during a video deposition under FRCP 30(b)(6) in which Stonebrook's principal, Eric Platt, was the designated witness, Stonebrook produced to Revolution certain documents marked Attorneys'-Eyes-Only (including tax filings and a customer list with purchase amounts). Stonebrook moved for entry of judgment as a sanction.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

As an important aside, the court further commented on the parties incorrect assumption that certain summary judgment evidence was filed under seal where pursuant to confidentiality and protective orders designating it as confidential. Background. ” Takeaways. The case citation is Emergency Staffing Solutions, Inc.,

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

It is common knowledge that using a trademark, a patent or a design of another business may cause an infringement of intellectual property or industrial property rights, or even an act of unfair competition. There are a host of examples of this type of technique, including U.S. who is entitled to take this type of action?

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

The notice is designed as a reminder to individuals involved in proceedings before the USPTO of that these pertinent rules and policies, and provides suggestions to mitigate the risks associated with AI use. .” ” Confidentiality and national security considerations are also discussed in the notice.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. How do stipulated protective orders protect confidential information? What types of restrictions do stipulated protective orders impose on the disclosure and use of confidential information?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

REXA argued that Chester and MEA’s actuator incorporated and disclosed confidential designs contained within the prototype Koso developed in 2002. Indeed, eleven years had passed since Chester worked on the actuator prototype, and it was undisputed that he never saw or took any documents with him when he left Koso.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In Matthews , the plaintiff, a manufacturer, designer, installer, and servicer of cremation equipment, asserted “claims of trade secret misappropriation [under both federal and state law] and breach of contract against several of its former employees and two of the entities where they are now employed.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

” Separately, in March 2023, Mylan also filed a motion to compel Regeneron to produce documents from a lawsuit that the U.S. The Court also rejected Mylan’s request for an emergency status conference “to assess the feasibility of proceeding to trial on June 12 th.” The post Regeneron v.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

The PTEE must be designed according to the size, needs, structure and risk profile of the company, driven by a strong ethical culture together with the following hallmarks: A competent Compliance Officer having full oversight over the BTEP. Internal investigation mechanisms, to assess the existence of a misconduct and remedy it.

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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? DTSA § 1839.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

This documentation is essential in establishing a precise record of title for the intellectual property being transferred. It is crucial in establishing a transparent record of ownership and transfer, while also safeguarding the rights of all parties involved in the transaction.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The court concluded that plaintiff adequately identified its trade secrets by describing the product, process, and supporting documentation. 25, 2021) (misappropriation where defendant gave information to another employee who did not otherwise have access to the document). Runyon , Case No. 20-cv-02130-MMC, 2021 WL 242903, at *4 (N.D.

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. . Many states rely on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act to protect confidential business information. Industrial design or trade secrets. . What is Intellectual Property?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Trade secrets uphold the secrecy of integral information of an enterprise relating to its strategies, programs, designs, patterns, or more. They give a competitive edge to the brand and are not subject to public knowledge. Trade secrets also act as research tools for the company to modify its brand. REMEDIES FOR TRADE SECRET INFRINGEMENT.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

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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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

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. This insight makes it imperative to consider IP strategically when deciding whether an asset your designer is proposing to create for you will be appropriate.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 12, 2021

Watch claims that as a result of the deceptive actions of Jarman, he was removed from his roles and assigned to the role of Chief Development Officer (“CDO”) and was no longer authorized to execute documents on behalf of Watch. Watch is suing for false designation of origin and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 17, 2022

Roshan John brings us an interesting update from a closed-door discussion between EU, India, South Africa and the United States, based on some leaked text that appears to be a draft document outlining a potential compromise / way forward. a license issued as per the proposed solution]. This clarification regarding Article 39.3

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After discovering that some of those newly hired engineers had downloaded Wisk confidential documents before their departure to Archer, Wisk brought claims in the District Court for the Northern District of California under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), 18 U.S.C. § § 1836 et seq. ,

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2023

The Commission aims to design an easy, practical and clear process for data access which will protect the rights and interests of all parties involved and adequately safeguard against abuse. How should the application process be designed in practice? Article 40(8) exhaustively defines criteria for vetting researchers.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

ASPAC also filed an access to information request through which it hoped to obtain “copies of all documents involving the MPA and the use of the Ether platform.” The agreement was considered confidential and that ran counter to a requirement for transparency. Some issues did remain, however.

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