Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. In contrast to IP assignments, which transfer the entire ownership of the IP asset, IP licensing provides only limited use. appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nelligan Law is grateful for the contribution of articling student Sophie Ryder in writing this blog post. For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). A non-disclosure agreement prohibits an employee from sharing confidential company information and processes.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Share Purchase: The buyer acquires all or a majority of the shares of the company, assuming ownership of its operations and liabilities. Issues surrounding employers obligations to its employees related to a change in ownership form a key part of the deal making process in any sale of a business.

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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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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

Under the changes that take effect on June 25 th , patent practitioners will now be required to disclose client information to resolve potential conflicts of interest that result from ownership changes within a law firm or changes in a practitioner’s employment.

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Intellectual Property Brief

MARCH 10, 2022

The development of three-dimensional information is becoming ever more beneficial for the construction industry; yet, with this rapid expansion of technology comes an equally rapid expansion of legal issues over intellectual property, specifically over ownership, rights of use or reuse, liability, confidentiality, and derivative works.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As tattoo artists draw inspiration from a plethora of sources, ranging from classical art to pop culture icons, questions of ownership, originality, and copyright infringement have commandeered the spotlight in the tattooing arena. At the crux of both cases lies the conundrum of copyright ownership and infringement.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

The only disadvantage lies in the fact that it cannot prevent the competitors from reverse engineering but only against instances where someone has obtained the said confidential information by illegitimate means (for instance, through spying, theft, or bribery). Conclusion. For more visit: [link].

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Trade secrets, while cheaper and without time limits, must be kept confidential. This enhanced valuation allows startups to raise more capital while giving up less ownership. Advantages of Trade Secrets : Broad scope: Trade secrets can cover virtually any type of confidential information that provides a competitive advantage.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

At the very least, LLMs have substantially lessened the burden of sourcing cat-themed patent blog illustrations. The case did not address either of the more interesting questions of: a) whether the AI could be said to have actually invented anything, and b) how ownership of AI generated technologies should be determined.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Therefore, it is important to make sure such confidential information is not publicised unauthorisedly. Keeping Records – Records form a valuable source when drafting patent applications and keeping records of one’s inventions help in proving the date and ownership of the said invention if and when needed.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

A helpful definition by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) identifies certain conditions for confidential information to be protectable: commercially valuable by being confidential; known only to a limited group of persons; and kept confidential by reasonable efforts. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

In interpreting these provisions, the Commission’s Guidance (COM/2021/288 final) states that information is considered “relevant” if it is at least “accurate about the rights ownership of the particular work or subject matter in question”. This blog post is based on the EPIP2021 roundtable organised in Madrid (September 8-10, 2021).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution. Firstly, intellectual property rights grant startups exclusive ownership over their innovative ideas and inventions.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This blog will delve into the reasoning of Van Buren and predict the final decision of HiQ v. 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. LinkedIn , 938 F.3d

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

This blog has been cross-posted from Seyfarth’s The Blunt Truth site. The Holding Company, LLC, having the appropriate abbreviation “THC,” alleges ownership of intellectual property in a “lifestyle brand” that has “gained traction with young consumers.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Bhaskar Vidhyapeeth Shikshan Sanstha , the Bombay High Court noted that the ownership of the trademark and copyright by the petitioner (i.e., Arbitration protects the confidentiality of the procedure, which is crucial given the delicate subject of IP infringement. In EuroKids International Private Limited v. EuroKids International Pvt.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners. appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As I’ve blogged many, many times on this blog (see list below), 512(f) has been a complete failure. The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below). 512(f) is a cause of action for abusive takedown notices.

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The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Many readers of this blog will work in legal roles centred on copyright protection, have studied intellectual property law in post-graduate programmes or research and teach copyright in academic roles.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

Erik Weibust and Stuart Gerson write in Epstein Becker’s Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility Blog that the FTC is thumbing its nose at that ruling and plowing ahead with its enforcement efforts. If you thought that, you would of course be ignoring one of the organizational imperatives of bureaucracies.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

For more on that opinion, see McDermott Will & Emery’s Alexander Piala’s post for Lexology and Eron Reid’s post for Seyfarth Shaw’s Trading Secrets Blog. billion in damages against Apple, as well as co-ownership of 5 Apple pulse oximetry patents that Masimo said use its technology. In that case, Masimo Corp.

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Nelligan Law

JULY 30, 2024

Justice Myers found that a conversion claim could not be advanced in an alleged conversion of confidential customer information. While there is no dispute that Bitcoin is intangible, Justice Perrel’s comments on the nature of Bitcoin ownership are at odds with the mechanics of Bitcoin, and the comments of regulators and other courts.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you missed any sessions, recordings are available on our blog or through the provided links. The NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality View the Recording – CLE credit for this recording expires on July 19, 2024. Risk of non-competes being viewed as unfair labor practices, affecting enforceability.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you missed any sessions, recordings are available on our blog or through the provided links. The NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality View the Recording – CLE credit for this recording expires on July 19, 2024. Ensure agreements include clear language on carveouts for protected activities.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2025

In addition, documents were filed showing communication between the former employees and the competing company discussing confidential data. Thus, in this case it is pertinent to determine whether the data in question can be classified as trade secrets or confidential information. For instance, S.316

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Intepat

MARCH 28, 2025

Ownership verification Determining clear ownership of IP assets is crucial in an M&A transaction. In case of joint ownership, licensing agreements and the like, the exercise of IP rights may be restricted. Employees privy to confidential information, proprietary knowledge, and trade secrets are potential liabilities.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Trade Secrets: By this law, business owners can protect their confidential information. In this inventors can also sell the ownership of the technology. Trade Secret Protection Trade secrets in sports and esports include confidential information such as team strategies, player contracts, and proprietary algorithms.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

However, that question does not guarantee federal subject matter jurisdiction, as the defendants learned in a decision remanding an ownership dispute removed to federal court back to state court. In particular, Judge Black found that declaratory relief for a correction of ownership under 35 U.S.C. § In Calvary Indus.,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

Stryker was involved in three other cases against Alphatec involving other former Stryker employees, and the Sixth Circuit found that Abbas “was privy to confidential information that if disclosed to Alphatec or Alphatec’s counsel, would detrimentally affect Stryker” in those other lawsuits. In Amimon, Inc.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 2, 2025

If you missed any sessions, recordings are available on our blog or through the provided links. Lastly, federal agencies insisted on broad whistleblower protections in confidentiality agreements with impacted employees and customers. For CLE credit inquiries, please email cle@seyfarth.com after viewing the webinar.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The legislation has previously been extensively discussed on the blog. The judgements ignited significant discussions on the blog. These amendments include removal of Section 68, Copyright Act (which penalises, with imprisonment, persons who make false statements for the purpose of deceiving or influencing any authority or officer.),

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