Trading Secrets

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Trade Secrets Committee focuses on providing practical education to IPO membership and the public on the topic of trade secrets, including presentations, white papers, and form documents. Find more information about the IPO Trade Secret Committee on the IPO website.

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Above the Fold

JANUARY 30, 2024

Finally, the amendments clarify the rules governing submission of evidence, including actions the presiding Copyright Claims Officer can take if a party violates these rules.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Finally, the amendments clarify the rules governing submission of evidence, including actions the presiding Copyright Claims Officer can take if a party violates these rules.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

”) is the guiding document for patent examiners. Not only does it shed light on the USPTO’s approach and policy towards patentability topics, it also can provide a persuasive foundation for your patentability arguments.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Trade Secrets Committee focuses on providing practical education to IPO membership and the public on the topic of trade secrets, including presentations, white papers, and form documents. Find more information about the IPO Trade Secret Committee on the IPO website.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 29, 2022

An important topic that I get asked about frequently is, “What information from my trademark filing will be public?” That person’s name and title will also be in the public record, or in the documents that are part of the public record. And somebody has to sign the declaration associated with the application.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

They aren’t meant to be complete overviews, just catch up guides for those interested in that specific topic. The document itself is very straightforward. Best of all, it’s written in plain language, making it very easy to understand, and offers references to other circulars for a deeper dive on particular topics if wanted.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, if the source material is a complicated document, such as a legal document or a research paper, paraphrasing is a way to take the information from it and present it to a layperson audience that may not have full understanding of the language the source material uses.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2024

Information requested included domains and IP addresses blocked, reports and documents received from rightsholders, plus copies of the blocking tickets filed on the days when overblocking occurred.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

” The most recent report “presents data in five main areas: the operating environment, bank performance, special topics in emerging risks, trends in key risks, and supervisory actions.” ” One of the special topics in emerging risks is artificial intelligence (AI). We are already behind in mitigating those risks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case revisits the venerable topic of if, and when, cloning-and-revising a legal document can be copyright infringement. UIRC initially manufactured those documents by cloning-and-revising documents prepared by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association. UIRC retained William Blair to help promote its bonds.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The document in question is an email sent by Warner anti-piracy expert Howie Singer, to himself, several years ago. Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. These documents have always been part of Grande’s evidence so their introduction is no surprise.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

As the Act defines it, these are either the individuals who filed the documents to form companies in the US after January 1, 2024 , or directed the filer to file the same documents. That means that if you filed the formation documents or ordered someone to do it, your name and information should go on the report. – Sam

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This article is meant to serve as a primer for emerging growth companies and Investors, introducing the different documents and agreements that will need to be drafted and executed for each financing round. [1] 1] The generally accepted standard of financing documents comes from the National Venture Capital Association (“ NVCA ”).

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Nelligan Law

JUNE 6, 2023

The key topics covered in this informative session are: Rights on Termination in Ontario Generally Understanding your rights as an employee in Ontario is crucial when facing termination. A release is a legal document that waives your right to take legal action against your employer in exchange for the severance package offered.

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The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

The program includes life sciences and artificial intelligence, Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigation, EU Data Act requirements, IP management topics across diverse fields and countries, and a gala dinner. The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) annual conference will be held from 28 to 30 April 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The defendants’ motion in opposition was supported by video footage documenting the execution of the order. Court documents reveal that their purpose was confirmed when Marshall shut down two servers. Court documents reveal that the execution of the order involved the following: a. As a result, the hardware was seized.

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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.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Topics cover, inter alia, preliminary measures in IP matters in the UPC and national court practices, indirect infringement of IP rights in cross-border situations and enforcement of financial claims in IP matters. The blog includes a master resources document, listing the CJEU cases, cases by article and by country.

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Chicago IP

MAY 26, 2021

While CampaignZERO’s number of discovery request was small — a dozen document requests and ten interrogatories — the requested information was broad. Because CampaignZERO did not have access to StayWoke’s records showing any donations intended for CampaignZERO that went to StayWoke, the Court allowed discovery on this narrow topic.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2022

For his gold-medal run, he did Moments in History, and his topic was “Women in government during the 1980s.” Carter already knows that he is interested in the law and politics (see his Forensics topic). He’s been watching the news, and unlike many, he wants to learn more rather than hide his head under a pillow.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Google’s document retention policy required individual employees to identify internal chat conversations responsive to a litigation hold. Google trains its employees on document retention. Companies should be transparent with courts when document retention falls short.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The author reviewed several cases where compulsory licenses were granted by Indian authorities, including those in the field of pharmaceuticals [see also an earlier post on this topic on The IPKat ]. The topic was followed up with another post from the same blog, this time on collective trade marks in Argentina.

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The TTABlog

JULY 28, 2022

Bergsman) [Section 2(d) refusal of the mark YOUR BODY for “downloadable podcasts in the field of medical health by medical doctors and others experienced in the relevant medical topics discussed," in view of the registered mark YOURBODY.COM for "providing information and advice on aerobics and general health issues through electronic media."]

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2022

The case provides some interesting lessons for lawyers seeking a preliminary injunction in a trade secret case, including that compelling circumstantial evidence alone — i.e., a former employee downloading 5,000 documents and invoking the 5th Amendment — may not be enough to get you an injunction.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

The topic of our publication is the museum. Assuming the photograph is basically a documentation of the entrance, this second factor may weighs in your favor as well. The authors found the image on the web. I can’t find any caption with credit / © language. on the web. See DeFontbrune v. Architectural copyright.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Labor (DOL) in ordering Alight Solutions, LLC, an ERISA plan services provider, to comply with an administrative subpoena seeking documents pertaining to alleged cybersecurity breaches. Alight also contended that the document requests in the subpoena were “too indefinite.” Alight Solutions, LLC, Dkt. #

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and several ISPs have been sued over the years. The document doesn’t explain what the exact goal of this question is. Other new questions cover seemingly unrelated topics about how people spend their free time and whether they regularly go to church.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2024

Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena, requesting Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court but wanted to use their comments as evidence in an ongoing piracy lawsuit against Internet provider RCN.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

.” Concerns about trade secrets or other proprietary information are particularly relevant and are not taken lightly; such concerns can overcome the public interest in access to judicial documents.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

To facilitate a better understanding of the relevant issues and some of the Copyright Office’s history with AI, I have prepared the Copyright Office Artificial Intelligence Initiative Resource Guide.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information governance and data retention have been important topics in the corporate world for years. Reduce irrelevant or outdated data by archiving non-essential data, deleting duplicates, and setting clear data and document retention schedules.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We have already traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , Novembers , Decembers , and shared some stories like Rahul Cherian’s Legacy, 2010’s International Efforts on Pandemics, Corruption in IP Offices, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc. Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The event will focus on topics like digital platforms, investment in electronic communications infrastructures, Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and Artificial Intelligence. The consultation document, along with details of how to respond, can be found here. The event is free for those attending online. More details are available here.

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Patently-O

MAY 31, 2023

These included: documenting gender disparities in attribution for innovative output, understanding how “opt-in” organizational processes can unlock the innovative potential of engineers from underrepresented groups, and measuring how broader representation can help bring more valuable innovations to market.

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Patently-O

APRIL 28, 2022

Although the US rules on new matter are looser than some other jurisdictions (such as EPO), a prima facie rejection is still an ‘internal research project’ that can largely be accomplished with a quick scan of the document and CTRL-F. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

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