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Daniel Alexander KC says "no" on indemnity costs, blanket confidentiality orders and permission to appeal in Oxford University Innovation dispute

The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal. The result being that money was due.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Contracts Licensing Inventor

Game On! Bright Data Scores Major Victory in Web-Scraping Dispute with Meta (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then he reversed course on remand and ruled in favor of LinkedIn on its breach of contract claims. On January 23rd, Judge Chen once again dropped a bombshell for the web-scraping world (and those looking to stop it) by ruling in favor of Bright Data and against Meta on its breach of contract claims at summary judgment. Bright Data Ltd.

Blogging

Blogging Contracts Cease and Desist Confidentiality

Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The protection of the trade secrets (the specific and confidential information about the production of the company and give the business a competitive advantage in the industry) can be legalized under major sub pars including: Patents – the protection comes with time strain. Is Copyright registration mandated in India?

Ownership

Ownership Copyright Trademark Contracts

THIS forum selection clause in THIS NDA agreement did not bar the IPRs

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In 2012, Samsung contacted Kannuu, an Australian start-up company that develops various media-related products (including Smart TVs and Blu-ray players), inquiring about Kannuu’s remote control search-and-navigation technology.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Licensing Intellectual Property Contracts

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

JULY 12, 2022

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. We will continue to monitor this case and report on any important developments. [1] 1] [link]. [2] 2] Kanan, Corbin, Schupak & Aronow, Inc.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality Branding Brands Branding

World IP Day 2021 – Focus on IP and SMEs

azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

I stressed the importance of early IP advice in my first book, Legally Branded published in 2012, and created this animation video to highlight the significance of IP. You can safeguard your know-how, secure your contracts, or start franchising and licensing among many other things.

IP

IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

IP

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property

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

The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Starting with the 2012 Decision of the National People’s Congress on Strengthening the Protection of Network Information, more and more laws were introduced. 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.

Law

Law Art Privacy Government

Recent Federal Court Ruling Refuses to Expand the Scope of Georgia Trade Secret Act’s Preemption Clause

Trading Secrets

APRIL 5, 2022

The court was also unpersuaded by defendants’ argument that the GTSA is the sole remedy for the alleged taking of any propriety or confidential information, even if everyone agrees the information is not a trade secret and even if plaintiff does not assert a trade secret claim based on the same information. Supermarket Equip. 2d 55, 58 (Ga.

Business

Business Confidentiality Contracts Law

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

. “Customers” here includes both individual consumers and corporate entities who have entered into a contract for data processing services. It would seem that the Act intends for secondary legislation to set the specific mandatory standards of data interoperability.

Contracts

Contracts Business Law Journalism

Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

10] According to one of the biggest litigation funders, publicly traded Burford Capital—recently featured on 60 Minutes [11] —there was a 237% increase in overall litigation funding in the US between 2012 and 2018, a trend that, by all accounts, continues unabated. [12] 604C (2021); Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Advance Contracts, Ohio Rev.

Litigation

Litigation Reporting Settlement Government

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

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In an October 2012 post, Kruttika Vijay highlighted the Supreme Court’s concerns over the lack of transparency in clinical trials in India. It bears noting, however, that confidentiality may be a valid concern and shouldn’t be just disregarded for transparency alone. Whither Clinical Trial Data?:

Trademark

Trademark Publishing Journalism Copyright

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In September 2020, Governor Newsom signed into law the California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020 (SB 852), which would allow the state’s Health and Human Services Agency to contract with drug manufacturers and suppliers to produce and distribute its own label of biosimilars, biosimilar insulins, and generic drugs. 17-cv-01407, Dkt.

Litigation

Litigation Settlement Marketing Marketing

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2024

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

To reach this finding, the Court carefully assessed and reproduced the relevant excerpts from different cases, notably IPRS vs. Eastern Indian Motion Pictures, and the Statement of Objects and Reasons to the Amendment Act of 2012. The Judgement was passed by Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur.

IP

IP Invention Patent Copyright

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Daniel Alexander KC says "no" on indemnity costs, blanket confidentiality orders and permission to appeal in Oxford University Innovation dispute

Game On! Bright Data Scores Major Victory in Web-Scraping Dispute with Meta (Guest Blog Post)

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

THIS forum selection clause in THIS NDA agreement did not bar the IPRs

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

World IP Day 2021 – Focus on IP and SMEs

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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

Recent Federal Court Ruling Refuses to Expand the Scope of Georgia Trade Secret Act’s Preemption Clause

Final text of the EU’s Data Act approved

Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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

Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2024

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