Barry Sookman

APRIL 12, 2020

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2020-04-04 [link] 2020-04-05 Trade mark infringement and passing off found Natural Instinct Ltd v Natures Menu Ltd [2020] EWHC 617 (IPEC) (20 Ma… [link] 2020-04-07 Public policy associated with arbitrations leaves materials confidential 79411 USA Inc. Mondofix Inc.,

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

Specifically, the rule provides that “[n]o person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement. with respect to such communications.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Specifically, the rule provides that “[n]o person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement. with respect to such communications.”

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Life science companies are increasingly turning to international arbitration as a preferred dispute-resolution mechanism due to its confidentiality, comparative cost-effectiveness, and nearly universal enforceability. Similarly, the American Arbitration Association saw a 40%.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. Below, we review these notable developments and more from 2020. Biosimilar Approvals and Launches in 2020.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Copyright in the film and story both expired in 2020. In 2020, it brought an ill-advised lawsuit against Netflix over Enola Holmes , a film adaptation based on Nancy Springers series of books featuring Sherlock Holmes fictional younger sister. The 1925 copyright registration for the dramatic composition on which Gold Rush was based.

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2021

In February 2020, a jury in the U.S. assembled a digital two-way radio business largely deploying Motorola’s research and development, such as source code and confidential technical documents. Kok, and G.S The three engineers, upon leaving Motorola Solutions, shared digital mobile radio (DMR) trade secrets and source code. Hytera Corp.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 12, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission a list of 298 clients affected by a 2020 cyberattack calls into question the limits of confidential attorney-client relationships and the regulator's investigatory powers. Covington & Burling LLP's refusal to hand over to the U.S.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Patent System Through November 2020 , 2021 PatentlyO Law Journal 27 (2021) ( Shine.2021.COVID-19Impact). COVID-19Impact). GlobalFRANDLitigation ). ImpactOfAlice ).

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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.

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IPilogue

MAY 10, 2022

On June 25, 2020 on the University of British Columbia (“UBC”) reddit forum, one post meant to spark laughter instead spiraled into a confrontation with the CEO of Proctorio, Mike Olsen. Part 1 of this article series will discuss the background information pertaining to Proctorio, Incorporated v Linkletter , including how the lawsuit began.

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The IPKat

MAY 15, 2023

By contrast, the dissenting decision in T 1604/16 found that the principle of the free evaluation of evidence does not limit the competency of the Boards of Appeal to review appealed decisions in full, as provided in the explanatory remarks to Article 12(2) RPBA 2020 ( IPKat ).

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IPilogue

AUGUST 15, 2022

Guideline B-13 is the final result of an extensive consultation process that started in September 2020 and included an initial draft Guideline B-13 in November 2021, as previously reported by the E-TIPS® Newsletter here and here.

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IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2023

Solicitor-client privilege protects communications between the lawyer and client; entails the seeking or giving of legal advice; and is intended to be confidential. However, in June 2020, the IPC and OIPC issued a joint decision (the Privilege Decision) that rejected LifeLabs’ claims.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Companies rarely talked publicly about their content moderation efforts, even when the information wasn’t really confidential. For more on TSPA’s history, see this 2020 post.]. 2) Share your non-confidential material publicly. The whole process was a black box to regulators. It needed a team and money.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By decree of the President of the Republic, Elisa Giomi was appointed to the board of AGCOM in September 2020, yet that accomplishment is merely a footnote according to her extensive profile on the AGCOM website. The fact that these are the words of an AGCOM board member, may represent a watershed moment.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Patent System Through November 2020 , 2021 PatentlyO Law Journal 27 (2021) ( Shine.2021.COVID-19Impact). COVID-19Impact). GlobalFRANDLitigation ). ImpactOfAlice ).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Allowance of Design Applications as a Share of Total Dispositions (1989–2020). Allowance Rate of Design Applications as a Function of Total Design Applications Filed in the Same Year (1989–2020). those not filed through the Hague System) are kept confidential and unpublished unless and until they issue as patents.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2021

Although the terms remain confidential, Miguel highlighted that the agreement is beneficial to both parties and that “ Tequila ” continues to be strongly protected in the European Union [its second-largest export market after the USA].

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

Readers will recall that this Ibrutinib patent controversy started in 2020 when the Opposition Board rejected patent no. Union of India , dated February 12, 2020, extended this tenure until December 31, 2020. before the prior date of the suit patent- 22 September 2006), without any confidentiality clause.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 13, 2021

In February 2020, the trial court issued a tentative ruling indicating that it would grant the summary judgment motions of Ms. After hearing oral argument from both sides, the trial court took the matter under submission and on March 2, 2020, issued its ruling granting the summary judgment motions. Griffin and Mr. Bick.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2021

Cooper (2020), looking primarily at constitutional history issues. [ Symposium Home ] [ Schedule ]. Lots of work is going on in this area involving non-compete, confidentiality, and IP transfer agreements within and between firms. Homayoon Rafatijo who has been a Chemistry professor and also finishing his JD this semester.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 11, 2023

In addition to confidential information, these photographs accidentally captured details of equipment and the office itself. ‘Bill’ was arrested under his real name on August 7, 2018, and pleaded guilty in February 2020.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2023

Court: Spinrilla is Liable In December 2020, US District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ruled that Spinrilla is indeed liable for direct copyright infringement. The music companies requested rulings to establish that Spinrilla is liable for direct copyright infringement and that the DMCA safe harbor doesn’t apply.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It claims that the game company willingly accessed confidential and private files with the intent to defraud. In 2020, someone using the name “Martin Zeniu” obtained a license to the Destiny 2 cheat software, agreeing to these terms. DMCA Violations and Reverse Engineering. Phoenix Digital also adds several counterclaims to the mix.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chapter 5 of Code of Bank’s Commitment to Customers talks about ‘Privacy and Confidentiality’. It states that “ We will treat all your personal information as private and confidential (even when you are no longer our customer). Negligent in disclosing confidential information such as the customer’s password in ICICI Bank Ltd.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC is fighting to disqualify a legal team from representing a Nevada toy-maker that sued Sony in California federal court for contract violations in 2020, arguing the lawyers consulted with the entertainment giant's former in-house counsel who shared privileged information with the plaintiffs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). 2053-2106 (2020) Artificial Inventors.in Abbott, ed), (Edward Edgar, 2022) pp 21-38. The Machine as Author , 105 Iowa L.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

In October 2020, a confidential settlement was reached, which included a clause for Tusa not to create or be involved in any other similar services. In response, ACE contacted Tusa again and demanded that the new service was shut down. It later disappeared.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

“Scope of Repeat Infringement on Verizon’s Network is Staggering” The labels claim that since early 2020, their representatives have sent more than 340,000 infringement notices to Verizon. “The scope of repeat infringement on Verizon’s network is staggering.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conan Doyle estate, heirs to the author of the works about the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, alleged that Netflix infringed on the character Sherlock Holmes in its portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 2020 movie “Enola Holmes.” [2] 21, 2020), [link]. [3] 2, 2020), [link]. 6, 2020), [link]. [13] 17, 2020), [link]. [17]

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A trial was initially scheduled to start in early 2020 but due to time constraints and the pandemic, it was postponed multiple times. The initial verdict was overturned, with BMG and Cox later reaching a confidential settlement. A few days ago, the jury trial finally began at a federal court in the Western District of Texas.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Utilizing overseas resellers, ATN continued its business in Europe and North America but ran into more trouble in 2020. DISH Lawsuit Takes a Second Bite Filed in a Florida district court in October 2020, the complaint alleged that Alfa TV Inc. was operated in the United States by individuals associated with ATN.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2021

However, limited information made available as part of a blocking injunction obtained by UEFA in 2020 put even more meat on the bones, suggesting that Sky had been monitoring the traffic of subscribers accessing pirate servers. Codename: RedBeard.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In India, this resulted in a legal battle against Telegram that began in 2020. The Judge says that this data may be shared confidentially with the rightsholders and should only be used for the present lawsuit. Rightsholders Request User Data. The case in question was filed by Ms. Neetu Singh and KD Campus.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In India, this resulted in a legal battle against Telegram that began in 2020. The Judge says that this data may be shared confidentially with the rightsholders and should only be used for the present lawsuit. Rightsholders Request User Data. The case in question was filed by Ms. Neetu Singh and KD Campus.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year’s series included: 2020 Year in Review: What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud Law. Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. View the Recording.

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