LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Given that most patentable inventions are developed in-house, can a global invention policy help attract and keep the most innovative employees? Are assignment agreements with employees appropriate regardless of where the innovation originates?

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Go-to resources for staying current on OA topics and developments: EurekaAlert! Peter Suber’s/Harvard’s Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) provides a —free-to-subscribe— daily news feed of developments in OA-land. Boston peers into the future and asks about Open Access and the Direction Moving Forward.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 13, 2021

From 11-15 October, Frankfurt will offer its new Masterclasses, 60-minute lectures featuring insights into exciting future markets as well as topical issues in publishing. This year, the Frankfurt Book Fair is offering events, exchange and inspiration in advance of the on-site book fair from 20 to 24 October.

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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. The proposed rule impacts not just typical employee non-compete agreements but also non-compete agreements that are made in connection with the sale of business entities.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Wilkof discussed patent trolling and the long debate about it and whenever this topic might still be relevant and deserving of attention. InternKat James Kwong has analysed the public consultation in detail and provides his comment. PATENTS Permakat Prof. SpecialKat Hayleigh Bosher had sent us a review of the book " We the Robots?

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 31, 2023

The framework harnesses the economic power of the United States and 13 partners — Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam — to support the development of a fair, resilient and secure regional economy that can meet the demands of the future.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 27, 2023

However, recent state law and regulatory developments and NLRB decisions have created a complex web of considerations that employers must navigate when drafting and enforcing these agreements.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. The FRAND commitment is a voluntary agreement between the standard-setting organization and the holder of a standard-essential patent (“SEP”). Ericsson Inc.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Joshua Salinas—Seyfarth associate and member of the firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice—is leading a discussion during the Lunch with Table Topics on Friday, November 4. His discussion will be focused on the latest trends in protecting trade secrets.

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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. The proposed rule impacts not just typical employee non-compete agreements but also non-compete agreements that are made in connection with the sale of business entities.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 21, 2023

The TRIPS waiver, which became a hot topic for debates around multilateralism from October 2020, brought to the forefront the international community’s inaction and paralysis in the face of a global crisis of unprecedented scale. Find more on this here.) are not feasible in an emergency such as the pandemic.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 30, 2024

We explored the webinar topics in more depth, and the following is our edited and abridged conversation. We’re developing our approach, so we don’t have anything to announce right now. We’re developing solutions, but we’re not in a position to say more right now. Dave Shumaker: It’s a pleasure to be speaking with you.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2024

Pacific REGISTER HERE About the Program Join Seyfarth’s partners, Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, and Kate Perrelli for an insightful analysis of the key legal developments in 2023. Mountain 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

However, recent state law and regulatory developments and NLRB decisions have created a complex web of considerations that employers must navigate when drafting and enforcing these agreements.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Joshua Salinas—Seyfarth associate and member of the firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice—is leading a discussion during the Lunch with Table Topics on Friday, November 4. His discussion will be focused on the latest trends in protecting trade secrets.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2023

Part III: Proactive Steps Despite rapid AI developments and changes in the law, described in Part I and Part II of this series, there are some measures companies can undertake to protect themselves from missteps: 1. Many previously-effective compliance programs have not incorporated the topic of AI or its concomitant risks.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

We are making available (through this episode and the next) Trade Secret Roundtable on Developments and Emerging Issues , a program presented by NERA Economic Consulting at which Ben Fink , Russell Beck , and I were panelists, along with Dr. Stephanie Demperio and Vicki Cundiff. So, come join us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2023

After this, they discussed a set of various topics related to the RoP and the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA). Another topic related to the way judges interpret the RoP, as these leave some room for the judges to apply their national interpretation norms. It remains to be seen how this question will be answered.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Episode 7 of Fairly Competing is out, and it’s a wrap up of our previous episode, Trade Secret Roundtable on Developments and Emerging Issues , a program presented by NERA Economic Consulting. And, because this show is for you , please email Ben , Russell or me with any topics you’d like to hear us discuss.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Copyright Clearance Center is excited to share the Fall 2022 edition of the “Data Management Must-Reads” series – a thoughtfully curated selection of important articles from the past few months that expound upon “can’t miss” developments in the world of data. A Groundbreaking Transformative Agreement Powered by Data.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Analysing the “Trade Related Agreements” of “Bilateral and Multilateral” Nature, one would observe the consistent inclusion of GI in most of them. This article also intends to address the various economic, social, political, cultural and rural development aspect of the trading of geographical indications.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

Pacific REGISTER HERE About the Program Join Seyfarth’s partners, Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, and Kate Perrelli for an insightful analysis of the key legal developments in 2023. Mountain 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Although the Government’s policy paper last May announced the Government’s intention to “legislate when parliamentary time allows,” to date no bill has been introduced on this topic. That said, if the last decade has shown anything, it has shown that political developments on both sides of the Atlantic are often unpredictable.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

This Kat is delighted to present a review of Propriété intellectuelle et développement durable / Intellectual Property & Sustainable Development, edited by Prof. Finally, in "The TRIPS Agreement and the Sustainable Disposal of IP-Infringing Goods - Lessons from WTO Dispute Settlement Cases," Wolf R. Despite having a solely U.S.-centred

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Walmart (again) and Kanye West are reaching an agreement. Members of the MARQUES International Trade Mark Law and Practice team took part in a working group on the legal development of the Madrid System for the international registration of trade marks. Vans and Walmart have something to fight about when it comes to shoes.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Earlier this month, I wrote a post about President Biden’s executive order directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action to curtail the abuse of non-competes and other employment agreements that could limit employee mobility.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

CIPO is a special operating agency of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and is responsible for the administration of intellectual property in Canada. I researched intellectual property trends in free trade agreements and identified areas where negotiations are focused. of the CUSMA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

This tension between copyright policy and contract law is not new , but developments within and outside the law might put it center stage again. The case law in the Ninth Circuit — the other appellate circuit central to developing copyright law, especially regarding new technologies — seems to support the Seventh Circuit’s majority approach.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The domain of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , especially after the adoption of the Uruguay Round’s resultant, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) , has led to the adoption of an expanded understanding of IPRs in contemporary fields to strengthen the legal position of the rights holders.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Image from here One significant international effort aimed at promoting global agreement to enhance reaction and readiness in the face of pandemic threats is the Pandemic Preparedness Accord. However, during discussions, these two topics have been the main points of disagreement.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The discussion will cover topics such as the formation, practical operation, and the risks of LNGs, as well as some less restrictive alternatives to get the implementers involved in the formation of SEP royalties. MARQUES - Coexistence Agreements: Online Workshops MARQUES will host two online Coexistence Agreement workshops.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. Sub section 13(3) the Copyright Act sets out the requirements of a written agreement that allow the creator to maintain ownership if said creation is in the course of employment, except in specific instances. However, in Parekh et al v.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Some Details: From World IP Teaching/Research to Indian IP Teaching/Research Worldwide: The earliest information I could discover regarding IP teaching is from the opening address of Lakshman Kadirgamar (then Director, Development Corporation and External Relations Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, WIPO) in ATRIP’s 1987 Regional Symposium in Beijing.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

” Although the Government’s policy paper last May announced the Government’s intention to “legislate when parliamentary time allows,” to date no bill has been introduced on this topic.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

One of the hurdles faced by AI developers that using synthetic data may help overcome arises under the EU Copyright Directive (the “Copyright Directive”). [1] One of the hurdles faced by AI developers that using synthetic data may help overcome arises under the EU Copyright Directive (the “Copyright Directive”). [1]

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This is the first in-person Congress since London hosted in 2019, so it was only apt that the first panel session was on the topic of IP and Covid-19. Eric Solwy (Partner, Sidley Austin) said that the role of IP is not a theoretical question in developing and incentivizing technology. Is IP to blame for access to Covid-19 vaccines?

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