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New Developments in China Trade Secret Litigation

LexBlog IP

New Developments in China Trade Secret Litigation by Founders Legal China’s Growing Focus on Intellectual Property: The Beijing IP Court Steps Up Protections Trade secrets have become increasingly important in today’s globalized business environment, serving as vital intangible assets for many companies.

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WIPIP session 6: IP Theory

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Joy of producing/consuming can be important motivation for activities, though, so exploring how courts deal with it in IP is important. Axanar/Star Trek case, defendants repeatedly talked about their fandom and how they wanted to celebrate their love of Star Trek. Rewards disingenuousness or overintellectualization.

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Unpacking IDC v Lenovo (Part I): The approach on unpacking and comparing prior licence agreements

The IPKat

This observation also applies to Standard Essential Patent (SEP) licensors who may have various levels of bargaining power which may in addition change over time ([247] – [249]). Secondly, the consideration on how information should be deployed to reach a FRAND rate which is applicable to Lenovo ([271] – [272]).

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The EU’s Response to National Judicial Determinations of FRAND Royalty Rates

Patently-O

A leaked text of the draft was posted on Kluwer Patent Blog , a summary and detailed synopsis has been posted on FOSS Patents , and a 248-page Impact Assessment by the European Commission (EC) has been widely circulated among stakeholders. 3) (issue discussed and here and here ).

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Monthly Wrap Up (March 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

LexBlog IP

In a post for Patently-O , Peter describes how the TSCMJG came into existence. Disputes over inventorship are not confined to patent cases and often arise in trade secrets cases too. § 256 was premature because no patents had yet issued. In Calvary Indus., Winters , U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Monthly Wrap Up (February 18, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

LexBlog IP

Apologies for the lateness of this month’s post (another trial) but it contains some important developments from the past week. On Thursday, the FTC held a public forum to discuss its proposed rule. As you will recall, Commissioner Wilson, the lone Republican appointee to the FTC, dissented from the FTC’s proposed ban last month.

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

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

As the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries continue to grow, in tandem the IP world is experiencing an increase in battery patenting activity. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. Figure 1: Battery Patent Filings: CPC Class H01M 1.