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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and several ISPs have been sued over the years. Grande doesn’t want any former employees of the music companies or disgruntled subscribers in the jury. The most prominent outcome thus far is the guilty verdict against Cox from late 2019. More New Questions.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

The hearing comes a little over a month after the NCAA issued its first ruling in an NIL infractions case and less than a month after former Massachusetts Gov. 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.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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.” 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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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. The nature of the employment relationship may create different entitlements for both the employee and the employer. Some different employment relationships include a consultant, an in/dependent contractor, and an employee. Non-compete.

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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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Trading Secrets

MARCH 24, 2022

Any employer who has employees in Louisiana is likely aware of that (or should be). 8, 2022), the Fifth Circuit upheld the Eastern District of Louisiana’s decision that a non-compete was unenforceable against Rouses’ former Vice President of Center Store Merchandising, James B. Louisiana is not a fan of non-competes.

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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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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

However, the number Peter gave rang Kristie’s cell phone, prompting a comical attempt to pass the phone back to Peter who does an inept job impersonating an Associated Press employee. Within the sketch, SNL covered a wide variety of plagiarism. These are each very different plagiarism scenarios that were possible at the time.

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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2024

20, 2024) Defendants Zovio and Ashfort are the former owners and operators of an online university. 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. Ashford University, LLC, 100 Cal.App.5th

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Employee Mobility & Its Effects on Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. This has spilled over into civil class action lawsuits brought by employees alleging that the conspiracy impacted their wages and careers or that they have been otherwise harmed by these so-called no-poach agreements. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

Staying on the topic of Rule 12(b)(6) motions, during the course of my review of these cases each month, I am seeing a trend by federal courts denying these motions on the trade secret claims but sometimes dismissing other tort claims. An opinion issued by the U.S. Anyone remember Gladys Kravitz ?

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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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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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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Like the Goodyear case that I recently wrote about , this dispute highlights the fact that trade secret cases don’t just involve departing employees. Speaking of cases involving employees, Patently O ‘s Dennis Crouch did an informal survey of 10 recently filed federal trade secret cases. One of the cases, Cartiga, LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

Topics of conversation ranged from innocuous to serious, encompassing posts about parents discussing their own children, snow days and school closures, the school calendar, criticisms and concerns regarding District employees, and allegations that a District principal threatened a student. Aliign Activation Wear LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. Judge James Selna issued an injunction restraining the former researcher and his current company from using trade secrets arising from pulse oximetry, which involves measuring oxygen in the blood. In Masimo Corp.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Slocum , Judge Nugent denied the request for an injunction against a former joint venture partner, expressing concern that “it is not entirely clear what Collar Jobs’ ‘trade secret’ is.” Confidential information regarding those employees?) In Collar Jobs, LLC v. Customer goodwill? In Amspec, LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Employee Mobility & Its Effects on Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. The court reasoned that indirect use can be inferred from the timing of a defendant employee’s hire, deception in the employee’s departure, the corporate defendant’s lack of experience in the industry, low financial investment, and quick success.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 22, 2023

Works produced by employees, in the normal course of their employment, are presumptively works-made-for-hire. For more details on this complicated topic, see Circular 30.) Unlike natural persons, corporations potentially live forever, as Mark Twain pointed out as long ago as 1906.

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The IPKat

APRIL 11, 2023

Book Depository was established in 2004, in Gloucester, England, by Stuart Felton and Andrew Crawford, the latter a former Amazon employee. Their mission was “selling ‘less of more’ rather than ‘more of less’”, with the goal of selling six million titles covering a wide range of book genres and topics, rather than merely best sellers.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 22, 2023

When we last met in March 2023, former Commissioner Christine Wilson had just loudly announced her exit from the Commission and the agency had launched a few new studies that won’t see the light of day for quite some time. Failing to provide appropriate training for employees and contractors.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

” In this context, private governance involves two types of factors: external (supplier and customer) and internal (employees, organizational culture, competitive advantage). ● 25 year veteran of the USPTO and former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

an affidavit dated 21 September 2021 of a former employee of PM. The affidavit of PM’s former employer contained a detailed list of musical works that: had been used by PM in its musical repertoire; were unrelated to the musical works listed in GEA’s injunction application; and. or idaroussou@metaxopouloslaw.gr ).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Topics and speakers. The discussion will include ways to limit exposure to common lawsuits such as overtime and disability claims, as well as provide advice to limit exposure concerning under-performing employees. Former U.S. Click here to download the brochure. Richard Mancini, Esq. , and Mark Nieds, Esq. and Luca Hickman, Esq.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2023

In June our focus was on Zak Smith, a former employee at an anti-piracy company working with the Premier League who supplied Flawless with inside information that helped to undermine IPTV blocking in the UK. When the video returns, the topic of conversation is IPTV. Smith: No. I don’t have IPTV, no. Smith: The IPTV is.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 2, 2022

It will be available, along with former editions, here. . As you mention, working practices have changed dramatically: employees are now working from anywhere, storing data on personal devices and communicating across numerous chat, collaboration and video conferencing tools.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 6, 2022

The Sixth Circuit has adopted an idiosyncratic test for when a government employee’s actions are personal or official: the test is whether the official is “performing an actual or apparent duty of his office,” or if he could not have behaved as he did “without the authority of his office.” Lindke sued for First Amendment violations.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Reddit is a popular website that allows users to post content in smaller, searchable forums devoted to certain topics. Reddit users can create and moderate each subreddit thread and in turn, Reddit employees can remove moderators, content or other posts that violate its policies. The plaintiffs in Jane Does v.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Establish rules for employees and partners to maintain a consistent and positive brand image and ensure they are aware of potential brand risks. X (formerly Twitter) is one of the most popular social media platforms for businesses and individuals, with around 335 million monthly active users worldwide.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Reddit is a popular website that allows users to post content in smaller, searchable forums devoted to certain topics. Reddit users can create and moderate each subreddit thread and in turn, Reddit employees can remove moderators, content or other posts that violate its policies. The plaintiffs in Jane Does v.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Former Indian cricketer Snehal Pradhan narrates: “For two years, I practised at a ground in Bandra where I was the only girl. 15] Also, women’s sports did not get adequate media coverage and lack sufficient spectator ship, contributing to further inequality. [16] Inequality in facility access is a problem for female athletes as well.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. In the present order the court restrained its finding against the fellow director and the company incorporated by them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

412 ] After thirty years, employees at both AWF and Condé Nast had either forgotten or, more likely, had never even known that the Warhol portraits were based on a specific photo, that the photo had been licensed, or that it was limited to a one-time use. (It Barton Beebe’s empirical work on this topic. In the first, Sony Corp.

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