Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The first post in this series summarized comments by Holly Elwood, Senior Advisor for the EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program, whic h helps federal agencies factor the environment into more sustainable purchasing decisions. The second post covered remarks by Maike Luiken, chair of IEEE’s Planet Positive 2030 Initiative.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Milligan recently served on the WG12 Steering Committee and served as a Senior Editor of the Employee Life Cycle drafting committee. The Employee Life Cycle committee’s Protecting Trade Secrets Throughout the Employment Life Cycle paper was released for public comment this year. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Disputes.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

While the hearing had constructive dialogue on NIL issues, it eventually veered towards discussions on the ramifications of college athletes being deemed employees of their schools. The Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held the first federal hearing on NIL in over two years.

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Chicago IP

MAY 12, 2021

Of particular note: Carjams’ claim that Putco should be limited to ten topics, without some agreement by the parties, was not supported by the Federal Rules or the law. Putco’s request for “all information” were not overly burdensome because Carjams had only fourteen employees, and only two likely had relevant information.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and over the years several ISPs have been sued because of them. A few days ago, the jury trial finally began at a federal court in the Western District of Texas. In anticipation, both parties submitted motions to exclude several topics, with partial success.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. REGISTER HERE. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Milligan recently served on the WG12 Steering Committee and served as a Senior Editor of the Employee Life Cycle drafting committee. The Employee Life Cycle committee’s Protecting Trade Secrets Throughout the Employment Life Cycle paper was released for public comment this year. .” Forensic Issues in Trade Secret Disputes.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Many employees are experimenting with AI in connection with their work. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. REGISTER HERE. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees. View the Recording. Complete pre-termination forensic searches.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. REGISTER HERE.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That contract contained a non-solicitation provision prohibiting Aya from soliciting AMN’s employees. The case is significant because it stands for the proposition that solicitation agreements ancillary to larger collaboration agreements can serve legitimate pro-competitive purposes and do not necessarily violate federal antitrust law.

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Trading Secrets

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That contract contained a non-solicitation provision prohibiting Aya from soliciting AMN’s employees. The case is significant because it stands for the proposition that solicitation agreements ancillary to larger collaboration agreements can serve legitimate pro-competitive purposes and do not necessarily violate federal antitrust law.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees. View the Recording. Complete pre-termination forensic searches.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 20, 2021

In addition, I have the privilege of currently serving as president of the Asian Pacific American Network (APANET), one of the largest affinity groups across the federal government. These QEMs provide patent examiners with the opportunity to learn about various topics and bring up any questions related to patent examining.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Earlier this month, prominent figures in the realm of college sports gathered on Capitol Hill to advocate for federal name, image, and likeness (NIL) legislation. Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin have drafted a bill that sheds light on the potential federal NIL rules. On the Senate side, Sens.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. In the case, a pharmaceutical company sued a former product development employee and his new employer in the District of New Jersey for misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the DTSA. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d

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43(B)log

APRIL 19, 2021

From the site: 2020-2021 TOPIC Students are invited to submit papers addressing a legal or public policy question relating to emerging and sustained challenges to legal and political structures created by online platforms, digital services, and other emerging technologies. The Writing Competition is governed by U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Keep in mind that all Federal Circuit case law is binding on the TTAB. The TTAB often defers to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when an issue has not already been resolved by precedential case law or otherwise explored in the TBMP. Unfavorable decisions can alternatively be appealed straight to the Federal Circuit.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

A recent federal court decision found that FleetCor, a company that sells fuel card services to businesses, and its CEO had violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) Act through a series of deceptive and unfair acts and practices. Background. The case continued, however, with the FTC focused on injunctive relief.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 14, 2022

This retweet will surely be a key topic in CNN’s deposition of Jack. However, the case is being litigated in New York federal court applying Rhode Island law, so I’m not sure if any anti-SLAPP laws reach that circumstance, and it doesn’t appear CNN has tried to invoke them. This reminds me of the Bland v.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The information blocking provisions of the Final Rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register. If you’re interested in getting updates on developments affecting health information privacy and HIPAA related topics, we invite you to subscribe to the blog.

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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. Seyfarth partners Kate Perrelli, Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, Dan Hart, and Dawn Mertineit discussed the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers.

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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 FTC bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: “The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Quebec: registration requirements (doesn’t apply below a certain monetary threshold, and to non-advertising promotions like a contest for employees) + French language availability. Federal guidance on green claims like recyclable exists, and self-regulatory code/guidance specific to environmental claims. distribution of prizes if any.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 17, 2023

Eastern, Boston partner Dawn Mertineit is presenting a webinar for the Federal Bar Association and myLawCLE. Key topics include: Whether to use a single agreement for various jurisdictions, or multiple different agreements. For more information and to register, visit the Federal Bar Association website or the myLawCLE website.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

Eastern, Boston partner Dawn Mertineit is presenting a webinar for the Federal Bar Association and myLawCLE. Key topics include: Whether to use a single agreement for various jurisdictions, or multiple different agreements. For more information and to register, visit the Federal Bar Association website or the myLawCLE website.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While there was minimal legislative actively last month, there were a number of interesting decisions and articles on the trade secret and restrictive covenant front: Noteworthy Defend Trade Secrets Act Cases, Federal Trade Secrets Opinions and Related Commentary: Perhaps the biggest news last month was the $104.65

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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2024

Zovio needed this university’s accreditation because only students attending accredited institutions are eligible for federal financial aid. Defendants’ compliance department used scorecards to assess calls between employees and prospective students; the AG’s expert found relevant deceptive statements in over 20% of scorecards.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Federal Trade Commission and increasingly taken by U.S. These reforms will not cut across arrangements on confidentiality clauses, nor will they affect restrictions on (former) public sector employees under the business appointment rules.” Unlike the approach taken by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Federal Trade Commission and increasingly taken by U.S. These reforms will not cut across arrangements on confidentiality clauses, nor will they affect restrictions on (former) public sector employees under the business appointment rules.” Unlike the approach taken by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. An additional case out of the southern district court of New York could create federal precedent for trademarks protecting NFTs is Nike Inc. StockX LLC.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Like the previous letter, this submission recommends against federal regulation of non-competes. It references new research by Gerald Carino at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia supporting the position that non-competes may help, rather than stifle, start-ups.

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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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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Like the previous letter, this submission recommends against federal regulation of non-competes. It references new research by Gerald Carino at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia supporting the position that non-competes may help, rather than stifle, start-ups.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Here they are: Noteworthy Defend Trade Secrets Act Cases, Federal Trade Secrets Opinions and Related Commentary: Who would have thought a case about broccoli seeds could sprout so many interesting legal issues? And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. Certainly not me.

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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. Facebook , where a rank-and-file employee’s sympathetic message didn’t help 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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