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Confidentiality restrictions around clinical trials and prior public use (T 0670/20)

The IPKat

The recent Board of Appeal decision in T 0670/20 considered whether patients in a clinical trial were under conditions of confidentiality. This was because the patients had been able to take the tablets home and, according to the Opponent, could not be considered under conditions of confidentiality for ethical reasons.

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Court of Appeal grapples with US v UK confidentiality in Autostore v Ocado without prejudice discussions

The IPKat

During the opening remarks of this meeting, Ocado’s solicitor stated that ‘this meeting was a continuation of the confidential and without prejudice discussions between Ocado and AutoStore and that any US law discussions were to be governed by rule 408 of the [US Federal] rules of evidence [FRE 408]. Ocado appealed.

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Anti-Piracy Group Received $290K in Settlements from Usenet Pirates in 2021

TorrentFreak

BREIN Took Down Five Indexers in 2021. Unlike the majority of enforcement entities, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has maintained its interest in tackling piracy on Usenet and in 2021, that position remained unchanged. BREIN rarely names the sites it takes offline but due to their profile, some are particularly visible.

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One of Our “Favorite Things” Are Lawsuits About Stolen Secret Recipes

Trading Secrets

Mr. Matlock alleges that he was approached by Eastern Standard in 2021 to explore expanding its existing pretzel line with Liege waffles, and the two companies began exploring co-branding opportunities. Mr. Matlock personally prepared the waffles using his confidential recipe, which were later delivered to Oprah by Eastern Standard.

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Shhh… Tiffany knows your (trade) secrets!

IPilogue

Cartier claims that their competitor’s management used “quick money and title advancement” to lure Marino away in December 2021. This act disregarded Marino’s confidentiality and non-solicitation contractual obligations to Cartier. The Lawsuit.

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Mishandled Disclosures: A Greek Tragedy in IP Law

Patently-O

Neuropublic provided the firm with a detailed, confidential 21-page “Proposed Invention Disclosure” describing this technology. Ladas & Parry then allegedly sent this entire confidential disclosure to a third-party firm in India called PatentManiac, without informing Neuropublic’s or obtaining consent.

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Confidentiality Violations in the UAE: Legal Implications for Employees

LexBlog IP

Introduction: The protection of confidential information is an important aspect of employer-employee relationships, and the UAE has established comprehensive laws to address violations of confidentiality clauses. 33/2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations (UAE Labour Code) and Cabinet Decision No.