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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

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Reaction and Response to the FTC & DOJ Workshop on Labor Market Competition

LexBlog IP

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss issues affecting competition in the labor market (“Workshop”). Takeaways from the Workshop.

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Registration is Open: Southwest Florida Legal Summit

LexBlog IP

The main room will offer the firm’s most popular workshop, HR Law & Solutions. New for 2022, attendees will have the option to attend breakout sessions focusing on niche corporate matters and contracts, family businesses, startups and how to make informed real estate decisions. Click here to download the brochure.

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FTC Ratchets Up Focus on Franchise Issues

LexBlog IP

First, in 2020, the FTC hosted a workshop, “ Reviewing the Franchise Rule. That litigation is ongoing and is one of the first such actions filed in many years. .” Although we aren’t quite talking enemy action here, we are seeing heightened Federal Trade Commission (FTC) interest in issues involving franchises.

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The Biden Executive Order Curtailing Non-Competes: Why It May Be Bad for Small Companies

LexBlog IP

On January 9, 2020, the FTC held a public workshop to consider whether the FTC should issue a rule that would limit or forbid the use of non-competes in employment contracts and subsequently invited submissions from interested parties. Smaller companies therefore rely on non-competes to better protect themselves in these cases.

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2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings

LexBlog IP

It is only by keeping up with the newest laws and court pronouncements that litigants can hope to prevail in this ever-changing landscape. Legislation such as anti-SLAPP laws can have a dramatic impact on a litigant’s ability to bring or defend a claim. It recently held a workshop where academics and regulators addressed the issue.

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Monthly Wrap Up (March 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

LexBlog IP

.” 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. Litigation Funders Beware! Want to persuade a litigation funder to help you with your trade secrets case?