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NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

” In the partially published case, Elation Sys. A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. Elation could then reinspect the software both before and after the first sale of the product by Shi.

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Kerala High Court on Publishing Judgments and Right to be Forgotten: Some Points to Ponder Upon

SpicyIP

And within this binary of – to be known/remembered and to be forgotten, a lot can come, including what public documents can be published and what cannot be. And Other Connected Cases while deciding on a litany of 9 litigations. This is exactly what the Kerala High Court confronted recently in Vysakh K.G. Union of India & Anr.

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EUIPO report on trade secrets litigation trends shows Italy and Belgium to be the most trade secret owner friendly

The IPKat

This time from one of the Kat's Swedish friends, Hans Eriksson ( Westerburg & Partners ) on the EUIPO's report on Trade Secrets Trends in the EU published at the end of June based on a data set of 700 trade secrets related decisions. The EUIPO published The Baseline of Trade Secrets Litigation in the EU Member States in 2018.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Understanding and Litigating Trade Secrets: An Outline for Analyzing the Statutory and Common Law of Trade Secrets In Illinois

JD Supra Law

Since the first edition of this outline was published in 2009 and the second and third editions were published in 2014 and 2017, Illinois case law addressing the protection of confidential and trade secret information has continued to develop, especially with the advent of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.

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Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

IPilogue

This article was originally published on the OBA’s Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section’s articles page. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of litigation, as lawsuits are a legitimate consequence of a privacy breach. Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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UK IPO consultation on trade mark and design services

The IPKat

The IPO actively encourages parties to mediate, as a quicker and less costly alternative to litigation. Public inspection of documents and requests for confidentiality  The government proposes to bring trade marks and designs legislation in line with patents legislation on confidentiality of information and public inspection of documents.

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