LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

If they see it, they might found out about a corner of the market that they have overlooked, a technology The trouble is, you have internal documents relevant to the trial that you really don’t want the other side to see.

Confidentiality 40

Confidentiality Litigation Marketing Marketing 40

Olartemoure Blog

MAY 3, 2024

As an alternative measure, the FTC proposes the adoption of robust confidentiality agreements to protect confidential company information in the event of any employee’s departure. La entrada Non-compete clauses in labor contracts se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

Contracts 52

Contracts Confidentiality Intellectual Property Marketing 52

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 11, 2024

In Cyprus, Texas , Valcrum, LLC (“Valcrum”), a company specializing in trailer and axle market products, is engaged in a legal dispute with Dexter Axle Company, LLC (“Dexter”) from Indiana over trademark and trade dress infringement regarding a hubcap design. Continue reading

Confidentiality 93

Confidentiality Designs Design Copying 93

JD Supra Law

MARCH 14, 2024

Shadow trading”, on the other hand, involves misappropriation of confidential information about one company to trade in securities of a second company where there is a sufficient “market connection” between the two companies. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Confidentiality 73

Confidentiality Marketing Marketing 73

Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

Confidentiality 59

Confidentiality Marketing Marketing Contracts 59

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business. The court disagreed.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Confidentiality Social Media 52

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Marketing Marketing Contracts 52

IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Waymo alleged that its former manager, Anthony Levandowski, had organized a competing company while still at Waymo, and before leaving had downloaded 14,000 confidential documents.

Confidentiality 133

Confidentiality Branding Brands Branding 133

JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2023

Protecting against intellectual property theft and unauthorized disclosure of confidential business information has always been an important practice for businesses, yet the continuing evolution of the labor market post-COVID has increased the risk of intellectual property loss due to employee mobility and remote work.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Confidentiality Business Marketing 52

Bio Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2020

settled three Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings concerning patents covering Alexion’s blockbuster humanized monoclonal antibody drug Soliris®, with Amgen obtaining a royalty-free license for marketing a biosimilar prior to expiration of the patents at issue. and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. an eculizumab product.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Settlement Patent 52

Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. Generally, any confidential piece of business info that provides a competitive edge to a company or firm and isn’t known to others may be safeguarded as a trade secret.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Confidentiality Public Domain Business 119

Trading Secrets

MARCH 15, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. They then filed for a patent more than a year after Ace-K hit the market. However, this case challenges the interpretation of what it means for an invention to be “on sale” when the process itself is not directly marketed or disclosed. Plot twist!

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Settlement Advertising Advertising 52

The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

IP Essentials for Start Ups and SMEs – 11th October 2023 The free webinar analyses the functional basis of the key intellectual property rights linked to Start-Ups and SMEs, in order to help these businesses develop an IP strategy aimed at innovation and at delivering new products and services to the market. More details here.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Confidentiality IP Licensing 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. They then filed for a patent more than a year after Ace-K hit the market. However, this case challenges the interpretation of what it means for an invention to be “on sale” when the process itself is not directly marketed or disclosed.

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Settlement Advertising Advertising 52

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2022

Join Us for Protecting Trade Secrets & Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Digital Age - Sophisticated Strategies to Protect Critical Assets When Key Employees Depart & Business Relationships Break Down - The protection of trade secrets by contract, including non-competes and confidentiality provisions, is under attack around the country.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Marketing Marketing Contracts 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. They then filed for a patent more than a year after Ace-K hit the market. However, this case challenges the interpretation of what it means for an invention to be “on sale” when the process itself is not directly marketed or disclosed.

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2024

at a future date “[i]n accordance with [Fresenius Kabi’s] patent settlement agreement with Genentech” under which Fresenius Kabi has a license to market its tocilizumab products in the U.S. starting at confidential license dates. TYENNE will be available in the U.S.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Settlement Licensing Marketing 52

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In later articles, the use of AI in software development, intellectual property issues, and confidentiality concerns, among other issues, will be explored. One major concern is confidentiality, to include protecting valuable trade secrets. Generative AI tools can be especially helpful and time saving for a marketing department.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Intellectual Property Marketing Marketing 52

Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

For maintaining a competitive edge in the market, businesses need to keep innovating. In legal terms, it is a contract signed amongst at least two parties looking forward to detailing confidential knowledge, clauses, statements, or any information they wish to restrict from access by third parties.

Business 105

Business Confidentiality IP Intellectual Property 105

Trading Secrets

MAY 9, 2022

In the third installment of our 2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Justin Beyer and Ian Long discussed employee mobility and its impact on trade secrets and non-compete agreements, and shared practical steps that companies can take to protect intellectual capital in today’s market.

Confidentiality 78

Confidentiality Contracts Marketing Marketing 78

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

the employee cannot divulge your company’s confidential information) are not “non-competes” but they are often, so broadly drafted , that they have the effect of being a non-compete, although called something different. Be Open to Change:/What is Confidential The job market is evolving, and employment practices are too.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Contracts Business Marketing 52

The TTABlog

APRIL 18, 2024

Turning to the second DuPont factor, the similarity of the goods, opposer argued that the involved goods are related because tobacco products and alcohol are "complementary" in that they are marketed together for "simultaneous consumption."

Registration 44

Registration Advertising Advertising Marketing 44

IP Law 360

JULY 6, 2023

million patent trial against NXP that the rival Dutch chipmaker ripped off its intellectual property and has been "very aggressive in the market," presenting Impinj's allegedly stolen confidential roadmap to NXP customers and allowing NXP workers to hang "Kill Impinj" signs at work. Impinj's CEO testified Thursday in its $18.9

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Confidentiality IP Marketing 40

IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

I was seated with a digital marketing employee, employees in the clinical research and development team, and an employee in the respiratory team. AstraZeneca focuses on clinical research but also marketing and sales of its IP. The event started with the CEO’s opening address reflecting on AstraZeneca’s growth over the last few years.

Business 110

Business Privacy Contracts Confidentiality 110

Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment. The memorandum addressed a fact pattern common to readers.

Confidentiality 64

Confidentiality Settlement Contracts Business 64

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

On August 7, 2023, Formycon AG and Fresenius Kabi announced that they have reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to FYB202, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to STELARA®, marketed by J&J. Economic terms of the settlement were not disclosed in the press release.

Settlement 52

Settlement Licensing Confidentiality Marketing 52

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Promoting innovation and competition in AI, such as through public-private partnerships, addressing intellectual property issues in ways that “Protect inventors and creators”, and ensuring market competition and opportunities for small businesses. ” Improving government use of AI.

Intellectual Property 132

Intellectual Property Privacy Government Confidentiality 132

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

market on March 7, 2025, if approved by FDA. J&J also recently filed a confidential settlement and license agreement to terminate a Samsung Bioepis challenge to all claims of U.S. 10,961,307, which claims methods of treating ulcerative colitis with ustekinumab.

Settlement 52

Settlement Confidentiality Marketing Marketing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Companies rarely talked publicly about their content moderation efforts, even when the information wasn’t really confidential. 2) Share your non-confidential material publicly. The post My Trustcon 2022 Keynote Talk appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The whole process was a black box to regulators.

Confidentiality 89

Confidentiality Journalism Blogging Government 89

IPilogue

JULY 21, 2021

assembled a digital two-way radio business largely deploying Motorola’s research and development, such as source code and confidential technical documents. By recruiting personnel with access to Motorola’s trade secrets, Hytera developed its digital two-way radios by hiring double agents to steal Motorola’s confidential data.

Confidentiality 106

Confidentiality Intellectual Property Technology Copyright Law 106

IP Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2023

The rules for using AI technology under an enterprise license are likely more permissive than those for consumer-facing AI tools, as the former will likely have broader confidentiality and indemnity protections than the latter. First, the default rule should be that no confidential or personal information is included in any prompts.

Intellectual Property 95

Intellectual Property Confidentiality Copyright Infringement IP 95

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. Reed was employed as a Software Development Manager while Darby was employed as a Software Developer.

False Advertising 52

False Advertising Confidentiality Copyright Infringement Contracts 52

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In a market saturated with tens of thousands of games spanning dozens of genres, videogamers don’t have to look far to find the next big challenge to conquer. Both were directly involved in the development, marketing, sale, and distribution of cheats, the gaming companies claim.

Settlement 107

Settlement Cease and Desist Confidentiality Social Media 107

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2022

alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s. A judge in the Northern District of Texas recently declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Intellectual Property Litigation Ownership 52

Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition, the databases and information that developers collect from their players are also confidential pieces of information and are protected as trade secrets. .  Trademarks Videogames’ names can be registered for their commercialization. Patents A videogame per se is not patentable.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Music Confidentiality Technology 98