SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We have also included a list of other notable IP developments of 2023. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. A special thanks to Mr. G.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2025

Nokia announced today that it has signed a deal with Amazon to end all patent litigation between the two companies, the terms of which are confidential.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Trade secrets in the United States have a fascinating history, during which courts shaped the common law tort as a way to enforce confidential relationships.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Since FinTech is a dynamic concept and originated from the intellectual labour of its creator, the chief question running in the minds of stakeholders is “How to protect their work from copying”? To solve this problem, various countries have inducted its shielding in their national Intellectual Property Rights [“IPR”] policies.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The intersection of Artificial intelligence and Intellectual Property is complex. 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).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 1, 2024

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. 20/2023, Article 54 outlines the procedure for settling individual labour disputes.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A quick glance at last week – Madras HC accepts a US District Court’s Letter Rogatory to furnish confidential information, a look at Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters vs Ross Intelligence and many more. Interestingly, Judge Bibas has changed his position from his initial 2023 opinion in the same case.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

On Day 3 of IPWatchdog LIVE 2023, a panel discussion titled “Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Law and Innovation” explored ways that in-house legal teams can advance their company’s use of generative AI to improve productivity while balancing the need to protect confidential data and intellectual property.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

That is why it is important to take steps to protect confidential information from disclosure. Such steps may include confidentiality agreements, limiting access on a need-to-know basis, labeling, and other basic security measures. Plescia , 2023 WL 2770479 (April 4, 2023). § 1839(3)(A); N.J.S.A.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 3:00 p.m. Pacific REGISTER HERE Confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants are crucial tools employed by organizations to protect sensitive information, trade secrets, and competitive advantages. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mountain 12:00 p.m.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Highlights of the Week Cheroots to Cheers or Bringing IP Conversations to Wider Audiences: A SpicyIP Initiative for Vernacular Dissemination ‘De-code Indian Intellectual Property Law’ – For who? Interestingly, Judge Bibas has changed his position from his initial 2023 opinion in the same case.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Malobika Sen Our readers would have noticed that since November 2023, we have been publishing hard hitting, incisive posts by our fantastic two new SpicyIP Fellows Yogesh Byadwal and Tejaswini Kaushal. On May 14, 2023, coinciding with Prof. Malobika Sen! Here is what she has to say!

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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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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Patenting of medical devices Medical device companies continue to value patents as the strongest form of intellectual property for their mechanical devices, such as catheters, heart valves, spinal implants, neurovascular coils and many others. There are an estimated 300 million indigenous people in over seventy countries worldwide.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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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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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

IP Essentials for Start Ups and SMEs – 11th October 2023 The free webinar analyses the functional basis of the key intellectual property rights linked to Start-Ups and SMEs, in order to help these businesses develop an IP strategy aimed at innovation and at delivering new products and services to the market.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A debate is growing within the trade secret community about the scope of information that should be protected–specifically, confidential information that does not rise to the level of a trade secret. On October 12, 2023, in Hanneman Family Funeral Home & Crematorium v.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. Government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. Looking ahead to 2023, Van Voorn says that ACE will continue where it left off by adding more members in the new year.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice group is pleased to provide the 2022-2023 edition of our 50 State Desktop Reference, which surveys the most-asked questions related to restrictive covenants and trade secrets in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. Request a Copy.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of the posts on IPO’s patent application rejection of HIV drug Dolutegravir, another judgement in the long-running Section 3(k) saga, this time on the patentability of business methods and the DHC IPD’s Annual Report 2023-24. Anything we are missing out on?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Case: Coolulu Sports Private Limited vs Union Of India on 5 April, 2023 (Karnataka High Court) Image from here The writ petition was filed against the order of the Regional Director, Corporate Affairs directing the petitioner to change its name for being similar to the trademark of the respondent no. 2 (Lulu Mall).

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

On January 26, 2023, NIST released their AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been tasked with promoting “U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology.”

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Nirtech – Analysing the Claim of Breach of Confidential Information Image from here. Ex-employees using confidential information acquired from the former employer! Nirtech on protecting confidential information. on 19 April, 2023 (Delhi District Court) image from here. on 21 April, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The sheer number of developments and technological advancements in the sport make it crucial for the teams participating to ensure that their intellectual property rights are not violated. This is where the various protections under international Intellectual Property Rights conventions come into play.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property rights (IPR) in e-commerce are a vital component of e-commerce. Regardless, intellectual property and e-commerce are inseparably linked. Intellectual property regulations and technology security methods are used to provide protection.

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IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2023

This article was originally published on the OBA’s Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section’s articles page. Solicitor-client privilege protects communications between the lawyer and client; entails the seeking or giving of legal advice; and is intended to be confidential.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a ban on non-compete agreements between an employer and its workers as an unfair method of competition. This is because confidentiality agreements are often vague or overbroad in scope, making it difficult to determine what information is covered and how it can be used.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

With the abolishment of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in 2021, cases previously filed with or pending before the IPAB have been transferred to the High Courts. Following this objective, the High Court of Madras established an Intellectual Property committee to devise the necessary procedures.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Ibrutinib Patent Dispute Adding another chapter to the long-standing legal dispute concerning the Leukaemia medication Imbruvica (API Ibrutinib), the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2023, upheld the IPAB order setting aside the post-grant rejection of the Ibrutinib patent. However, the Court rejected these arguments.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

Revisiting Confidentiality Policies for Remote Work: The shift to remote work necessitates revisiting confidentiality policies and practices. Adapting confidentiality policies to the remote work setting helps safeguard trade secrets effectively.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 7, 2023

Revisiting Confidentiality Policies for Remote Work: The shift to remote work necessitates revisiting confidentiality policies and practices. Adapting confidentiality policies to the remote work setting helps safeguard trade secrets effectively.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Mercedes-Benz reportedly suffered a security incident that exposed confidential source code on an Enterprise Git server. Although the incident occurred on September 29, 2023, it wasn’t discovered until January 11, 2024. The incident occurred due to a compromised GitHub exposed by an employee.

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Nelligan Law

JUNE 23, 2023

For example, if two businesses are considering cooperating on the development of new products/services, they would typically protect their confidential information and intellectual property with non-disclosure and non-competition agreements.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

News that Sky had won a new High Court injunction to tackle pirate IPTV services first appeared in the Financial Times on July 30, 2023. Without, as I say, going through the details of the periods permitted because they are confidential, I would be concerned about the effect that the new approach might have on the ISPs.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The UK government has launched a second consultation on proposed changes to allow the Intellectual Property Office to deliver better digital services. Readers can respond to the consultation with their views on these topics, before 11:59am on 31 October 2023. Below are some of the issues covered by the consultation.

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