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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

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Xiaomi highlighting how the common practice of courts granting confidentiality in commercial litigation problematizes transparency, judicial accountability, and the citizens’ right to be informed of court processes and reasoning under Article 19(1)(a).

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New York Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court’s Denial of Preliminary Injunction and Enjoins Former Employee from Working with Rival Sports Management Agency

Trading Secrets

The motion judge denied the injunction, holding that any protectable interests regarding Excel’s brand partners could be protected by more narrow non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions. 2005); See also Arthur J. We will continue to monitor this case and report on any important developments. [1] 1] [link]. [2] FD Int’l, Ltd. ,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 28 – September 3)

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Some Strengthening of the Right to Information Act, 2005 From the Judicial Side Image from here RTI applications are often responded to with dodgy replies and incorrect information. Md Sabeeh Ahmad writes on the proposed changes to the timelines in the patent prosecution process.

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FTC Proposes a Rule to Prohibit Non-Compete Agreements

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It would also require that employers take affirmative steps to rescind existing non-compete clauses and explicitly inform workers that the contracts are no longer effective. Super 2005). ** Wellspan See Allegheny Specialty Practice Network v. And the proposed rule does not stop there. Wellspan Health v. Bayliss, 869 A.2d 2d 990 (Pa.

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WIPIP 2022, Session 3 (ROP/TM, (c) fair use)

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Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.

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timeshare exit ads could proximately cause harm even w/o telling people to stop paying

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Defendants NGT and NGE advertised an ability to help customers terminate their timeshare contract or ownership; other defendants were part of the exit process. 439 people with timeshare contracts with Diamond hired one of the defendant companies. One defendant was a law firm. The mailer went to 315 of them, in 42 states.

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[Guest post] China Passes Its First Comprehensive Data Protection Law

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In 2005, scholars proposed an Expert Draft. Notification of individuals is necessary unless it interferes with the performance of their statutory obligations or when there is a specific statutory rule requiring confidentiality. 3) sign a standard contract formulated by the national cyberspace authority with the recipient abroad.

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