Trading Secrets

AUGUST 17, 2022

As we have previously blogged, Congress and many state legislatures are exploring (or, in some cases, already enacted) legislative protections for reporting suspected misconduct to the government. It is not enough to simply decline to enforce a confidentiality restriction in a disclosure to a government official.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

A still-new form of IP that has gained recognition in the past two decades is trade secrets, which we shall be discussing here in this blog. In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2024

The disclosures have been directed to be made within four weeks and included in the confidentiality club to ensure the protection of sensitive information. Both parties requested the establishment of a confidentiality club to protect sensitive information disclosed during the trial, to which the DHC agreed.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. And if you have powerful knowledge that is confidential, will others be able to be able to figure it out after breaking apart your product? Can you keep your US patent application confidential?

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

2019) (stating that “[t]he fact that the [confidentiality] Agreement does not state a time limitation, but instead applies forever, further supports a finding that it is unenforceable”); Howard Schultz & Assocs. Courts have invalidated or limited the scope of perpetuity provisions in other contexts as well. See Nissen, 120 Cal.

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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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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

In legal terms, it is a contract signed amongst at least two parties looking forward to detailing confidential knowledge, clauses, statements, or any information they wish to restrict from access by third parties. Understanding the Relevance of an NDA. Therefore, many companies are way too vigilant about protecting their IP assets.

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IPilogue

APRIL 19, 2022

This act disregarded Marino’s confidentiality and non-solicitation contractual obligations to Cartier. Cartier claims that this was a breach of her employment agreement, as she was to return “any and all documents” containing “Confidential Information and Trade Secrets” that she obtained in connection with her employment. The Lawsuit.

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IPilogue

MAY 17, 2022

Trade secrets require elements such as: value (economic/industrial), that it is kept secret, and that there are reasonable measures in place to keep it confidential. Once disclosed, the trade secret loses its necessary quality of confidence that makes it confidential and valuable to a business.

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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. 2) Share your non-confidential material publicly. At the conference, I heard a talk about FOSTA that I blogged separately. The whole process was a black box to regulators. Progress!!!

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Disclaimer: The purpose of the IPO's Dragons' Den IP blog is to help identify the IP in entrepreneurs’ pitches and highlight how IP works, or could work, in the real-life examples featured. IPO’s authorship of this blog does not constitute its endorsement or sponsorship of any products, individuals or businesses referenced within it.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But what exactly are trade secrets, and how do they differ from other types of confidential information? In past blog posts, we have covered some state laws that protect trade secrets, but we. One of the most important assets a company can have is its trade secrets. By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Non-disclosure agreements with manufacturers and business partners could offer protection for the process and keep that process confidential. Disclaimer: The purpose of the IPO's Dragons' Den IP blog is to help identify the IP in entrepreneurs’ pitches and highlight how IP works, or could work, in the real-life examples featured.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

To ensure that trade secrets are protected, the information needs to be kept confidential. If you have enjoyed this adventure into the IP in the outdoors as much as we have, keep an eye out for next week's edition of The Dragons' Den IP Blog! These are their trade secrets.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Through a bunch of IP laws like copyright, patent, and trade secrets, expressions, innovations, and confidential information are respectively protected. A trade secret is defined as any business-related information that provides a company with a competitive advantage, and significant efforts are made to keep this information confidential.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Employment or cooperation agreements must ensure confidentiality and include proper non-compete-clauses to avoid risk of theft by employees or other unauthorized parties. The post Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What know-how or other confidential material is the licensee being permitted to use? Disclaimer: The purpose of the IPO's Dragons' Den IP blog is to help identify the IP in entrepreneurs’ pitches and highlight how IP works, or could work, in the real-life examples featured. Does any of the IP belong to someone other than the licensor?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Forge of Empires appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The court says Section 230 preempts most of those claims. The post Section 230 Preempts Game User’s Lawsuit Over Game Moderators’ Behavior–Quinteros v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Plaintiff also requests that this Court issue an ex parte order seizing Defendants’ computers, computer hard drives, cellular phones, and other memory devices that could contain its confidential information. ” The post 2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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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. marking documents as “Privileged and Confidential”).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

This controversy has previously been discussed on the blog here and here. This matter has been discussed on the blog multiple times, and you can read about it here , here , and here. before the prior date of the suit patent- 22 September 2006), without any confidentiality clause. However, the Court rejected these arguments.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Courts have interpreted this broad legal obligation to include specific duties such as protecting confidential information and avoiding conflicts of interest. Common governance policies include: Conflict of interest policies; Codes of conduct; Confidentiality and privacy policies; Whistleblower policies; and Risk management frameworks.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

It enabled them to steal a handful of IP assets and other confidential business information. Economic Espionage : It is often resorted to by the employees of an organization who have access to such confidential information. They steal information and trade the same to competitors for benefits. For more visit: [link].

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Other than product sales data, component prices, customer details & records, market statistics, or supply chain info, a company owns commercially sensitive and confidential electronic pieces of information such as CAD drawings. There is an increasing value in the massive volumes of data accumulated over time in a company or firm.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The manufacturer patented the drug but keeps the “data, specifications, and methods for manufacturing the drug confidential.” 17, 2023) Prior Blog Posts on the DTSA Ex Parte Seizure Provision * This quick links re. Evenus appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Case Citation: Janssen Products LP v.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Cyber Security: the FRFI is able to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of technology assets. Technology Operations: there is a resilient and scalable technology environment in place that is kept up-to-date by robust operating processes.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

Within minutes of working there, I was already growing in my legal development from being academically into practically trained as I learned about my supervisor’s door policy, to protect Teva’s confidentiality in all dealings. As obvious as it sounds in hindsight, his door policy really opened my eyes.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

To balance Canada’s principles regarding freedom of information and the right to maintain confidential business information, a company can respond to the relevant Access to Information office within the government with proposed redactions to the information requested before releasing it to the requesting party.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 15, 2022

Cyber Security: Guideline B-13 requires the FRFI to implement a technology posture that maintains the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its technology assets. The environment should remain current and supported by technology operating and recovery processes that are “robust and sustainable”.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. Famous example is Coca-Cola recipe, but trade secrets are not limited to products alone and can also be processes, confidential information such as business plans, and other know how.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

Employers will now have one less tool to prevent former workers, including both former employees and independent contractors, from starting a competing business using trade secrets or other confidential information gained from their former employment.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

These changes will help make practitioners’ activities at the USPTO more transparent, permitting identification of potential conflicts while also protecting client confidentialities. Although many changes adopted by the USPTO were substantive, over ten sections were amended only to increase the clarity of the rules.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Confidentiality is ensured, even with regard to the court, in cases where no agreement is reached. The requirement for prior negotiation in IP disputes thus represents an opportunity to enhance the efficiency, flexibility, and confidentiality of conflict resolution processes.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When on the relevant date (the application or priority date of the patent that has been opposed), the members of the public could have been aware of the subject-matter or procedure and there were no confidentiality barriers restricting the information, use or dissemination of such awareness. the patented products or processes.

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IPilogue

MAY 10, 2022

Under the username artfulhacker, Olsen responded to the criticisms of Proctorio by releasing confidential chat logs between the student and the support assistant. While the responses to Olsen are intact, Olsen’s reddit account has since been deleted, along with all his inflammatory comments.

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