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Trade Secrets Food Fight Spotlights Importance of Comprehensive Agreements

LexBlog IP

alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al.

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Misc. Docket 22-160: Is your (old) appeal on this list?

Patently-O

a)(1), “[a]fter five years following the end of all proceedings in this court, the court may direct the parties to show cause why confidential filings (except those protected by statute) should not be unsealed and made available to the public.” Pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 25.1(a)(1),

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Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

We note that our findings are consistent with what Professor Crouch found in his 2010 study of design patent examination.). those not filed through the Hague System) are kept confidential and unpublished unless and until they issue as patents. Allowance of Design Applications as a Share of Total Dispositions (1989–2020).

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IP Ownership in the M&E Industry

IP and Legal Filings

While agencies in India do not have an upper hand in respect to this, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) took steps in 2010 to protect the agencies from being exploited, specifically in the period before the client-agency relationship is formed.[5] Contracts may aid in the protection of ideas.

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Legislation Would Bolster ITC Power Against Foreign Government-Sponsored Trade Secret Misappropriation

LexBlog IP

Then the ITC has 30 days to conduct a preliminary, confidential ex parte review to determine if there is a reasonable indication that the article more likely than not is a covered article. The Committee must submit a report to the ITC if it decides to proceed with an ex parte investigation.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

These settlement cases virtually always include a confidentiality clause, which does nothing to tarnish Netflix’s reputation. Netflix likely hopes the copyright holder does not know of said infringement or does not have enough resources to successfully bring the case to court. When Netflix does settle, the public does not know the specifics.

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Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The Eastern District of Texas General Order “anticipates that HSDs may also include documents that, in the judgment of the filing party, are or contain HSI that is substantially likely to adversely affect,” inter alia , “nonpublic intellectual property, trade secrets, or highly confidential commercial information.” 360 Mortgage Grp.