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Confidentiality restrictions around clinical trials and prior public use (T 0670/20)

The IPKat

The recent Board of Appeal decision in T 0670/20 considered whether patients in a clinical trial were under conditions of confidentiality. This was because the patients had been able to take the tablets home and, according to the Opponent, could not be considered under conditions of confidentiality for ethical reasons.

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House Introduces Legislation Restricting Confidentiality Provisions in Settlement Agreements

Trading Secrets

introduced legislation to restrict confidentiality provisions from covering claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. 8146 , appears to be a federal effort to expedite the state-level trend to exempt discrimination, harassment, and retaliation information from confidentiality restrictions.

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Anti-Piracy Company Asks Court to Keep Filings Secret as TorrentFreak Might Report On Them

TorrentFreak

We report on the opinions and efforts of copyright holders when it comes to online piracy and have active dialogues with anti-piracy outfits. That’s how balanced reporting works in our view. MarkMonitor believes that the requested information is confidential and asks the court to keep it out of the public’s view.

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Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.

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House Introduces Legislation Restricting Confidentiality Provisions in Settlement Agreements

LexBlog IP

introduced legislation to restrict confidentiality provisions from covering claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. 8146 , appears to be a federal effort to expedite the state-level trend to exempt discrimination, harassment, and retaliation information from confidentiality restrictions.

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Ohio’s Supreme Court Ducks the Question of Whether “Mere Confidential Information” Is Protectable

LexBlog IP

A debate is growing within the trade secret community about the scope of information that should be protected–specifically, confidential information that does not rise to the level of a trade secret. On October 12, 2023, in Hanneman Family Funeral Home & Crematorium v.

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DMA: Consultation on the form of compliance report for gatekeepers now open

LexBlog IP

On 6 June 2023, the European Commission (the Commission ) launched a consultation on the template for the compliance report that designated “gatekeepers” will be required to submit annually under the Digital Markets Act ( DMA ). These reports will then have to be updated annually.