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Federal Circuit Affirms Trade Secret/ Contract Damages Award But Remands for Interest Correction

IP Watchdog

On April 4, 2025, the U.S. formerly Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, or TAOS) in a long-running trade secret and contract dispute against Renesas Electronics America Inc. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision largely upheld damages awarded to ams-OSRAM USA Inc. formerly Intersil).

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Copyright Owner Prevails in Lawsuit Over Form Contracts–Equine Legal v. Fireline Farms

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Copyrightability The case sets up one of the longstanding open questions in copyright law: when are form contracts copyrightable, and when is sharing them infringing? ” Due to that concession, questions about the copyrightability of form contracts will continue to fester. 2025 WL 485493 (D. Fireline Farms, Inc.

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Franchise Agreement Precludes Defend Trade Secrets Act Claim

JD Supra Law

On February 27, 2025, the District of Minnesota granted a franchisors motion to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by its franchisee, alleging, among other things, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In the case, T&T Mgmt., Choice Hotels Intl, Inc.,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 13 – January 19)

SpicyIP

Can a Claim for Breach of Confidence and Breach of Contract be made together? Hasaram And Sons on 13 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, a firm selling Ayurvedic medicines, sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing their copyright and trademark and passing off of trade dress. Deepak Gupta.

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Copyright Owners Are Still Suing Over Embedding

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2025 WL 89191 (S.D.N.Y. 14, 2025) This cases involves two videos, one involving Michael Jordan that someone posted to Twitter (seemingly without permission?), Mediaite LLC, 2025 WL 89226 (S.D.N.Y. 2025 WL 208768 (W.D. 14, 2025) Fedun posted three videos to social media and then assigned the copyrights to Lynk Media.

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Sony still can’t get no relief in claim over Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings

The IPKat

The Court of Appeal has dismissed Sonys appeal against the refusal to strike out the claim, with Arnold LJ giving the leading judgment: Noel Redding Estate Ltd & Anor v Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 66 (06 February 2025). 182A-182CA of the CDPA). It is the claim under s.182CA

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ERA summer courses on European IP and IT law return with 25% IPKat readers’ discount

The IPKat

The first is the Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law , which will take place in person in Trier (Germany) between 30 June and 4 July 2025. The second is the Summer Course on EU Digital and Information Technology Law , which will take place online between 15 and 16 September 2025.