SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

IP lawyers would agree that local commission plays an extremely important role in IP litigation by assisting the court in securing evidence against the allegation of infringement. Rohit is an IPR litigator working as an Associate at LitLegal, practising before Hon’ble Delhi High Court and Districts Court in Delhi NCR.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

As we previously reported , Regeneron’s BPCIA case against Mylan regarding Mylan’s proposed aflibercept biosimilar is proceeding on an expedited schedule, with a two-week trial scheduled to begin on June 12, 2023, less than a year from Regeneron’s filing of its complaint in August 2022. The post Regeneron v.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The President is required to report annually to Congress foreign entities and individuals who engage in trade secret theft that pose a threat to the country and sanction such entities and individuals. Companies should be mindful of state-specific restrictions in employment confidentiality obligations to avoid potential conflicts.

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BYU Copyright Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last month, we provided an update on litigation between the software company Synopsys and the University of Rhode Island ("URI"). As we first reported in February of this year, Synopsys asserted that URI had engaged in piracy and had violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by using counterfeit licenses to access to Synopsys products.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The President is required to report annually to Congress foreign entities and individuals who engage in trade secret theft that pose a threat to the country and sanction such entities and individuals. Companies should be mindful of state-specific restrictions in employment confidentiality obligations to avoid potential conflicts.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Decreeing the matter ex-parte, the court passed an order for permanent injunction, restricting the defendant from registering any domain name which bears the plaintiff’s registered marks and from disclosing any confidential information to any third party. . Am I missing any crucial Commercial Courts Act or litigation angle here?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity. David Almeling and Victoria Cundiff are two of the most experienced trade secret litigators in the nation. DTSA added to the large and growing federal caseloads.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

Under Connecticut law, a “breach of security” is reportable as a data breach if there is unauthorized access to, or acquisition of, electronic data containing unsecured “personal information.” Protection of Breach Reporting from Freedom of Information Requests. Both laws take effect October 1, 2021.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 25, 2022

Working Group 12 seeks to aid judges and practitioners in developing consensus-based guidelines for managing trade secret litigation and protecting trade secrets. Equitable Remedies in Trade Secret Litigation. Cross-Border Discovery Issues in Trade Secret Litigation. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Litigation.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation. Most litigated design patents are not found infringed. The Lindgren study contributed to all three claims, whereas the USPTO and Walter studies contributed mainly to the second claim—regarding frequent invalidation during litigation. Acquiring Design Patents.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Litigation against these models has piled up at the same breakneck speed as they have gained ground. And at the core of this litigation lies a common claim: generative AI has a memory problem. This is an important shift from past litigation involving copy-reliant technologies and therefore merits a fresh look.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

And Other Connected Cases while deciding on a litany of 9 litigations. Among other issues, the Court dealt with the question of, whether “ Publishers of judgments, like Indian Kanoon, and other law journals, have no right to publish the details of parties ignoring the privacy rights of litigants which includes their right to be forgotten.”

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Our last report on this case detailed the Second Amended Complaint that Columbia University ("Columbia") filed against the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation ("EIF") in early 2021. Finally, EIF asserts a multitude of affirmative defenses.It will provide further updates as they become available.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

. “The Internet Investigator is primarily responsible for contributing to the global Internet strategy and protecting the motion picture and television industry’s business activities by investigating and reporting on individuals and organizations engaged in (the facilitation of) copyright infringement,” a new MPA job listing reads.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. Patent trolls normally prefer to keep their operations as confidential as possible, as I wrote about in connection with the District of Delaware. .” How can you tell?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Moreover, it’s also unclear whether the NLRB has the bandwidth and resources to litigate restrictive covenant cases. As GC Abruzzo explained in her report to Congress last year, the Regions are already stretched thin with their current case load. ”

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Trading Secrets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Moreover, it’s also unclear whether the NLRB has the bandwidth and resources to litigate restrictive covenant cases. As GC Abruzzo explained in her report to Congress last year, the Regions are already stretched thin with their current case load.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Through the settlementwhich was under confidential terms, the parties settle their patent dispute and lawsuits. The decision being an important one gives a clear mandate and sets a new standard for global SEP litigation, which also results in preventing Ericsson from seeking an injunction to prevent Samsung from enforcing Wuhan ASI.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2023

As reported by Reuters, the draft EU Proposal was scheduled to be announced by EC Vice President Margrethe Vestager on April 26, but the leaked draft has already sparked significant commentary and debate (see summaries, with links, posted by Tom Cotter and Florian Mueller ). Guest Post by Professor Jorge L.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 26, 2023

The lone bright spots for affected employers may be that Section 181.988 specifically excludes confidentiality agreements, agreements for the protection of trade secrets, and non-solicit restrictions, and that it contains broad severability language that means other provisions of an employment contact remain enforceable.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

One of the most important tools to protect your business – your ideas (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information), customer relationships and talent pool – is your written contract. text: ‘Report this ad’, }, privacySettings: {. Review Your Contracts Every Year. reportAd: {.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supreme Court of India , which dealt with issues of confidentiality, privacy (prior consent) of litigants and witnesses, restrictions on access to proceedings of trials and the preservation of the larger public interest due to the sensitivity of the proceedings. as per Rule 9(2)(iv).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. “We will also pursue litigation, where it is known to be effective in reducing piracy and increasing legitimate consumption of content,” Van Voorn concludes. all over the globe. . Putting a Number on It?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

Stryker was involved in three other cases against Alphatec involving other former Stryker employees, and the Sixth Circuit found that Abbas “was privy to confidential information that if disclosed to Alphatec or Alphatec’s counsel, would detrimentally affect Stryker” in those other lawsuits. A recent decision by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

This bill followed a White House report from President Obama that criticized non-compete agreements for allegedly harming the economy by lowering wages, restricting competition, impairing worker welfare, and other criticisms. Smaller companies therefore rely on non-competes to better protect themselves in these cases.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Hence, DPIA requirements effectively operate as a prior restraint on speech, chilling Internet services from developing new products and features—even products and features that could materially benefit and improve safety for children—to avoid future litigation risks associated with their DPIAs.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. In-house counsel should consult with counsel to address this perplexing issue and likely hotly litigated issue. California has done it again!

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. In-house counsel should consult with counsel to address this perplexing issue and likely hotly litigated issue.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

.” Noteworthy Trade Secret Discovery Opinions: The forensic review of a former employee or business partner’s computer is one of the most intrusive and contentious discovery procedures in trade secret litigation. Indiana’s Senate passed a ban on physician noncompetes last month reports Leslie Benita Muniiz for InkFreeNews.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By now you have seen multiple reports discussing the PTO’s Notice of July 29, 2022, relating to the duties of candor and good faith. Preserving confidentiality and privilege. For devices, it could include, for example, IDE and PMA/510(k) submissions, post-marketing studies, and field reports. Federal Register, Vol.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

The lone bright spots for affected employers may be that Section 181.988 specifically excludes confidentiality agreements, agreements for the protection of trade secrets, and non-solicit restrictions, and that it contains broad severability language that means other provisions of an employment contact remain enforceable.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

I helped pass legislation to enhance accountability across social networks and ensure users can easily report hateful content. Social media networks must “provide and maintain a clear and easily accessible mechanism for individual users to report incidents of hateful conduct.” Or simply have the ability to do so?

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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. These settlement cases virtually always include a confidentiality clause, which does nothing to tarnish Netflix’s reputation. SETTLEMENT CASES.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The EUIPO would conduct non-binding checks to determine whether a patent is essential to a standard; Before launching a litigation, parties to a SEP licensing dispute would have to go through a mandatory conciliation procedure administered by the EUIPO. Essentiality checks do not eliminate litigation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Privacy interests in the kind of location data Kochava sells are therefore weaker than, for example, privacy interests in confidential financial or medical information which is not otherwise publicly accessible Finally, the FTC has not even generally indicated how many device users may suffer privacy intrusions. * In re Arthur J. 3d 573 (N.D.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Prashant and Balaji’s well-worded Special Report: The Smoke & Mirrors Surrounding the Approval of Bedaquiline examined the issue in detail. Trust me, the issue was super-intense with discussions spread across several interconnected fronts, including reporting (see also ), RTIs (see also ), advocacy , activism , and WHO.

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