Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In a first-of-its-kind copyright trial, a jury will decide whether tattoo artist Catherine Alexander can effectively control the use of Randy Orton’s likeness in video games. The court previously held that the fair use defense presented a triable issue of fact for a jury to decide. There’s a lot at stake.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. Following this, plaintiff was only awarded one project for the client project even though it submitted five or six bids. The jury initially found that $8.55 Continued Large Trade Secret Jury Verdicts. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

In its June 16, 2021 Order , the Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s finding that defendant Kerstiens Homes & Designs hadn’t infringed Design Basics’ copyrighted works, and upheld an attorneys’ fees award of over $500,000 against the plaintiff. But the jury is still out. So, what do you think?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2022

In either case, it is harder for a judge or jury to believe the other party’s “accidental infringement” or prior use. This is a great segue to the next topic which is injunctive relief. In a trademark infringement action, courts are more likely to award fanciful trademark owners’ injunctive relief.

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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. There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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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. There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

delivered by a Michigan federal jury for the breach of its contract with Versata Software and the misappropriation of Versata’s trade secrets. The jury found that after off-ramping Versata, Ford improperly reverse engineered the software for its own use. The jury awarded $22.39 million verdict against Ford Motor Co.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Students: this post surfaces numerous potential paper topics. Karma awards, which are an aggregate metric representing how many user votes a user has received, and pseudonymous, private messaging apply broadly across Reddit and do not play any special role in the illegality of the CSEM. THE MINDGEEK LITIGATION. Ruling #1: Doe v.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g., A jury trial is set for July 11, 2022. Genentech v.

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