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PingĀ® October 2021 Changes Coming to Non-Compete Agreements in Illinois

LexBlog IP

The law does not apply to contracts covering confidential and proprietary information, protection of trade secrets, or inventions assignment agreements. Contract lawyers know that to be enforceable a promise must be supported by consideration. One-size-fits-all contracts always need fine-tuning. Mandatory Review.

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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. 4] In addition to its federal and state trade secrets claims, CiCi Enterprises alleged a breach of contract.

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Employees with a side hustle: Can I protect my intellectual property?

Nelligan Law

For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). Your employer could attempt to gain the intellectual property rights for your creation, drastically shifting ownership (and revenue) of your work. Why is IP important? So, why does any of this matter? Key take-aways.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

The IPKat

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. US proceedings were filed by PQ against CyberMetrics in October 2017, Mr Aughton was deposed in October 2021 and the proceedings then settled on confidential terms.

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The Legal Boundary of Data Scraping in Light of Van Buren v. United States

JIPEL Copyright Blog

1648 (2021). Some circuits have held that a violation of policies and contracts such as terms of use and confidentiality agreements is enough to establish liability under the CFAA, while others tend to interpret it narrowly. It canā€™t be interpreted more broadly to include other limitations by contracts or policies.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??ā€“Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. 2021 WL 5893161 (S.D. Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, 2021 WL 4482608 (S.D.N.Y. Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Caseā€“Automattic v.

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2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

Trading Secrets

The proposed Rule is the FTCā€™s first test of the broader powers that it claimed in its November statement, and the proposed Rule is much broader than anything that the Biden Administration had previously hinted at, including in then-candidate Bidenā€™s platform campaign statement or the 2021 executive order.