Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The American Intellectual Property Law Association recently completed its Trade Secrets Summit in Miami, Florida. The topics for the conference included: A legislative update. Best practices for identifying trade secrets in litigation. Developments in trade secret trials and changing trends. Arbitration of trade secret disputes.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The goal is to expand admission criteria so “more Americans, including those from traditionally under-represented and under-resourced communities, can participate in Office practice.” ” [1]. The USPTO is now considering other procedures and standards for non-registered attorneys.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

On the oriental side, readers may recall that Bruce Lee Enterprises (the estate of the late well-known Chinese American martial artist Bruce Lee) filed a lawsuit against “Real Kungfu” fast-food chain for using Bruce Lee’s image without permission in Shanghai back in 2019. InternKat James Kwong reported that the trial has recently begun.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” This Guidance covers some important topics.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2022

1998 was a very long time ago, especially if considered on the time scale of American politics and governance. The Internet was meanwhile emerging as a force to be reckoned with for an ever-greater proportion of Americans. Bill Clinton was President, Rep. William Rehnquist was Chief Justice.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The American Intellectual Property Law Association recently completed its Trade Secrets Summit in Miami, Florida. The topics for the conference included: A legislative update. Best practices for identifying trade secrets in litigation. Developments in trade secret trials and changing trends. Arbitration of trade secret disputes.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Appeals on the shadow docket are tricky because of the compressed time frame, the expedited briefing, the lack of oral argument, and the goal of overturning a lower court ruling (the 5th Circuit one-sentence order). NetChoice/CCIA could also try to force Florida’s hand by appealing the adverse transparency rulings). David Mamet.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

This topic, and Google’s use of its dominant position, found its way to Congressional deliberations , where Google was accused of “intercept[ing] traffic from third-party websites by forcibly scraping their content and placing it directly on Google’s own site.” American Airlines’ complaint is a good example. Others were probably not.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

under the existing rules for what the Copyright Act calls, in an antique-sounding term, “phonorecords.” E.g. This American Life , (which is also made available via radio) a relatively early podcast which is still in production.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Eligibility under Section 101 : American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Intel’s IPR petition was denied under the NHK-Fintiv Rule that permits the PTAB to deny institution of otherwise sufficient IPRs based upon the existence of ongoing parallel litigation involving the same patent and parties. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. ,

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Said to have been inspired by the American COMPETES Act, 2007, the draft Act was to “facilitate public, private or public-private partnership initiatives for building an Innovation support system to encourage Innovation ….” The topic was particularly pondered in a post called “ Is “Science” Essential for Creating Patent Lawyers ?”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 15, 2024

It also covered topics including job security and workplace discrimination against expectant workers. The following topics are covered under the act: Eligible Employee: Women working in factories, mines, plantations, stores, and establishments with ten or more employees are covered by the act. American Family and Medical Leave Act.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

American Axle (cert denied). Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) The petition here is really a follow-on to American Axle. 56 but instead drew inferences against Hyatt.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is the latest ruling in an investigation by DC Attorney General into Meta’s content moderation practices, especially regarding COVID-19 policies. ” * Washington Post : American teens are unwell because American society is unwell The post 2023 Quick Links: Social Media appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

In 2019, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s injunction ruling in favor of hiQ. The Supreme Court vacated that decision and told the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its ruling in light of the Supreme Court’s Van Buren ruling. The court predictably reaches the same conclusion as in its first ruling.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The recent case of Revlon is related to bankruptcy but focusing on the other side, the case has brought the attention to the topic that could be of useful to intellectual property rights that is the relation of IPR and the bankruptcy. Revlon’ is an American multi national Company based in New York since 1932 and it deals in cosmetic products.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

” This notice comes after the recent Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and a letter from Senator Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis to the USPTO to reduce conflicting statements among government agencies. Director Vidal highlights four different topics as they relate to the duty of disclosure standard: 1.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. The Indian Patent Office ruled in favour of Venus Remedies Limited in a 10-year legal battle which challenged a patent claimed by French pharmaceutical business SCR Pharmatop for producing intravenous paracetamol solution in India. Delhi High Court Clarifies Law on Arbitrability of Trademark Disputes. July 2, 2021].

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43(B)log

MARCH 25, 2024

It therefore applied Central Hudson instead of Zauderer and struck down the initial rule. showing that the graphic warnings will ‘directly advance’ [FDA’s] interest in reducing the number of Americans who smoke.” Under Central Hudson , the FDA lacked even “a shred of evidence. For similar reasons, the warnings were uncontroversial.

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Patently-O

MARCH 31, 2024

Role of Jury Instructions and Objective Indicia In American civil litigation, jury instructions are the set of legal rules and guidelines provided to the jury by the trial judge before the jury begins deliberations. 27, 2024), involved patents relating to tamper-resistant and tamper-evident food containers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 3, 2022

But (facing Nya), I don’t wish to walk into the “IP Dharma” terrain, though I do want you to notice how difficult a ‘Right’ talk is and how it can lead to an intellectual imbroglio owing to its convergence with so many other moral and ethical topics of our daily life. This way, we may create clearer boundaries (b/w ‘Norm/Rule’ v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” This Guidance covers some important topics.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The panel addressed what the proposed rule would do and what employers need to know to respond. 15 USC § 45(2).

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. The district court ruled that the plaintiff’s conceptual drawings of a deployment wheel were “generally known” in the oil and gas industries, and thus not a trade secret. There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The panel addressed what the proposed rule would do and what employers need to know to respond. ” 15 USC § 45(2).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as the Patent (2 nd Amendment) Rules, the Delhi High Court-Butter Chicken Controversy, and developments regarding the public search and e-register feature of the TMR website. Read the submitted comments on the Proposed Rules to know more. US court allots USD 151.5

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2022

Still, I prefer it when judges rely on Section 230(c)(1) to take the “good faith” topic off the table entirely. Twitter ruling because, in that case, Twitter did not made specific representations to the plaintiff. Russia F *d With American Democracy, But It Can’t F**k With Section 230–Federal Agency of News v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Professor Cornish compared the laissez-faire , or risk-sharing, approach of the Anglo-American law to the more author-protective constraints on copyright contracts in continental jurisdictions, endorsing the latter. The author-protective mandatory remuneration rules of the DSM Directive do not seem to apply to platform licences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

.” “We’ve clearly entered an era of rapidly expanding global technology regulation—and that’s not necessarily a bad thing… We believe it is possible to both adapt to new rules and innovate successfully.” What’s important is the reputation of Wikipedia. ammatory, polarizing content. It is a toolset for manipulation.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Copyright owner has initiative, choice of forum, enforcement; researcher can at best get a no-infringement ruling. Maybe we should mind, because the result is that creators working in unfamiliar topics and genres are being held to a different standard. Precedent is for rules, not facts. Enhanced by Equustek v.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Topical Highlight. Delhi HC IP Division Rules: An Opportunity to Strengthen Procedural Framework. She suggests that the IPD Rules should provide for penalties for bad faith conduct of parties such as filing frivolous applications and pleadings which unnecessarily draw out the proceedings. Sun Pharma v. Cipla Ltd. , Other posts.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” That is because religion is big business, as the Washington Post noted in detailing a 2016 empirical study on the socio-economic contribution of religion to American society. So a lot is implied in, or possible from, the title ( as is often my intent on this blog ). include[es] the contribution of businesses with religious roots.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

” General Court of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 120/21 Luxembourg, 7 July 2021 entitled “The Court gives a ruling for the first time on the registration of a sound mark submitted in audio format.”; Section 26 of those Rules stipulates how a sound mark should be registered as a trademark. ” Id.

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The IPKat

JUNE 4, 2022

On the topic of unauthorized use of a celebrity’s image, readers might recall the IPKat post covering the high-profile Michael Jordan case in China in 2017. Let’s say: he is an American former professional basketball player who starred as himself in the 1996 live-action animation hybrid film Space Jam.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

The Auction Law of PRC [7] and relevant regulations share quite a number of provisions with the PRC Civil Code, the Anti-unfair Competition Law and the Product Liability Law and also contain auction-specific provisions such as conflict of interest rules and auction procedures. During the Sino-U.S. However, every cloud has a silver lining.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a request for comments addressing a variety of topics related to generic drug and biosimilar competition. Can the USPTO implement a rule change that requires any continuation application to be filed within a set timeframe of the ultimate parent application?

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