TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If the gaming companies can’t “resolve this matter informally” a motion for default judgment is certainly possible but as things stand, there is optimism that a settlement can be reached. Wesam and Ahmad Mohammad Agree $300K Settlement. Thorpe’s situation seems straightforward, but not in a good way.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

It has been reported that Celltrion has finalized a settlement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to CT-P43, Celltrion’s ustekinumab biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®, which would permit Celltrion to launch the product in the U.S. market on March 7, 2025, if approved by FDA.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation could then reinspect the software both before and after the first sale of the product by Shi.

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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.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2021

Their English solicitors were negotiating settlement. Before the third settlement negotiation meeting AutoStore’s solicitor sent a document (‘the Document’) as advance materials. Before the third settlement negotiation meeting AutoStore’s solicitor sent a document (‘the Document’) as advance materials. Ocado appealed.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2024

Apple has reached settlements with six former engineers it accused of stealing trade secrets and sharing them with startup chipmaker Rivos Inc., deals in which the engineers agreed to delete or return to Apple confidential information in their possession, according to notices filed in California federal court.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In August 2021, for example, Usenet indexer NZBXS agreed to shut down and as part of a confidential settlement, agreed to hand over the personal details of some of the platform’s users. BREIN rarely names the sites it takes offline but due to their profile, some are particularly visible.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 13, 2022

Two vape companies have reached a confidential settlement to resolve claims that the owner of a rival vape maker infringed on their patent, after the Federal Circuit partially reversed a 2019 verdict against the rival company.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Confidential Settlement. As part of this settlement, all claims against VPN Unlimited were dismissed. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential. With the settlement, the lawsuit against VPN Unlimited is over.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Yahoo and Droplets have entered a confidential settlement in the infringement fight over Droplets' patents on technology for updating websites, and asked a California federal court to dismiss the case after a judge had found in March that Yahoo should pay Droplets $28 million.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

DuPont, Chemours and Corteva slapped Rome, Georgia, and two publications with a complaint seeking to keep private the terms of a settlement reached in June resolving the alleged discharge of toxic "forever chemicals" in the city's drinking water, saying making the deal public could reveal their confidential trade secrets.

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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.

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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.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. While Area 51 was shut down before the proposed settlement was signed, the plaintiffs claim that Tusa then launched a clone service called SingularityMedia which took on Area 51’s customers. It later disappeared.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

reached a confidential settlement agreement and filed a stipulation and proposed consent judgment (stipulation) with the California district court on December 6, 2022. Following up on our April 27, 2022 post, Data Scraping Deemed Legal in Certain Circumstances, the most significant data scraping lawsuit has finally come to an end.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 26, 2022

over a fatal rollover collision shines a light on an alleged defect that previously has resulted in confidential settlements. But the award may not stick, attorneys told Law360, especially if a Georgia law prompts a post-trial settlement. A Georgia jury's $1.7 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Tusa had been on the radar of the studios for some time and had previously shut down Area 51 after reaching a settlement agreement with anti-piracy coalition Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment. Tusa then signed a settlement agreement but went on to launch Digital UniCorn Media but denied he had anything to do with it.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Finally today, Amar Mehta at Sky News reports that UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reached a settlement with German competitor Aldi over similar caterpillar cakes that both stores sold. However, now it is being reported that the two sides have reached a confidential settlement in the matter. However, the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

This far-reaching measure appears to have paid off as both parties have just informed the Virginia federal court that a settlement has been reached. While the settlement terms will remain private, a few details have been shared in public. Settlement With Blocking Requirements. As in previous lawsuits against VPN.ht No Logging!

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 30, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained a settlement and license agreement for Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products, in a patent infringement lawsuit against Magicfly LLC.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The alleged operator was tracked down by ACE and agreed to a settlement deal. As part of this confidential agreement, the domain names were signed over to ACE. The person has cooperated, and details of the settlement remain confidential.” were operated by the same person, a Moroccan resident.

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Trading Secrets

AUGUST 17, 2022

Specifically, the rule provides that “[n]o person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement. with respect to such communications.”.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 9, 2022

Netflix and Dark Horse Comics have reached a confidential settlement with an artist to resolve a copyright lawsuit over a fishbowl-headed character in "The Umbrella Academy" TV series, according to a filing Wednesday in Texas federal court.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2023

High-end fashion companies Fendi and Marc Jacobs have reached a confidential settlement with a clothing and costume company over claims that their clothing designs infringed "Roma" trademarks.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A confidential settlement has brought a federal trademark lawsuit between two dietary supplement companies to a close in the District of Connecticut, according to a joint motion to dismiss the dispute surrounding use of the phrase "jet fuel" to describe competing products.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Settlement & U.S. Earlier this month, both parties agreed to end the legal dispute with a confidential settlement agreement. However, the settlement comes with a twist. As part of the settlement, the VPN provider also signed a list of undisputed facts , where the hosting company is prominently featured.

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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.

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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. On January 29, 2024, the Region reached a settlement with the respondent company.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 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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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Settlement Reached. While it’s clear that both sides have an entirely different view on the matter, settlement negotiations began behind the scenes. Both parties agreed on a confidential settlement agreement. With the settlement agreement, all claims against the hosting provider are dropped.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 20, 2023

District Judge Rodney Gilstrap failed to give enough notice to the CEO of a patent-holding company before imposing half a million dollars in case-ending sanctions to punish the executive for emailing an online ticket company's confidential list of customers amid settlement negotiations.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While many of these lawsuits have resulted in private settlements, Strike 3 also encountered pushback from some of the people it sued. Judge Pym also reviewed Strike 3’s offer but concluded that this isn’t sufficient to protect the defendant’s privacy and confidentiality rights. federal courts.

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LexBlog IP

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.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As our blog has demonstrated time and again, aggressive, and immediate action is necessary in these situations and typically once the gauntlet is thrown down, settlement is difficult. From a general standpoint there are two sweet spots that appear in these types of cases when settlement has a shot. Mediation is a fair process.

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