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Noncompetes Are in the NLRB’s Crosshairs – Can Trade Secret Protections Save Them?

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The NLRB’s General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo previewed this position back in March, when she published GC 23-05 seeking to clarify the board’s decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that overly broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violate the NLRA.

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The IPKat

The changes introduce (i) a codified proportionality defense to injunctions in patent infringement proceedings, (ii) new confidentiality rules for patent disputes, and (iii) an accelerated timeline for nullity actions. Patents The German Bundestag has adopted amendments to the German Patent Act.