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Monthly Wrap Up (November 11, 2022): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

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million verdict against Ford Motor Co. The dispute arose over a 2004 agreement between Versata and Ford for software that Versata developed to manage how components in Ford vehicles would be configured during assembly. million for Ford’s breach of contract. Ford plans to appeal. The jury awarded $22.39

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 19 – 26)

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Topical Highlight. General Motors is suing Ford for trademark infringement to protect its Cruise and Super-Cruise brands for driver-assist technology in light of Ford using the mark ‘Blue Cruise’ for its automated driving system.

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Monthly Wrap Up (January 9, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

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Restrictive Covenant Cases and Posts from around the United States: No-recruit agreements, which are restrictive covenants that forbid a former employee from soliciting his/her former colleagues, are a hot topic in many jurisdictions. For more on the case, see Jeffrey Mokotoff’s noncompete client aler t for Ford Harrison.