Above the Fold

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In a world where non-compete agreements are being curtailed or outright banned, companies need to enhance their use of other ways to protect their intellectual property and confidential information when their employees leave to go work for competitors. developed during the term of employment.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

AI AND TRADEMARK Trademarks give brand owners exclusive rights by identifying the source of goods or services. Artificial Intelligence software and applications are capable enough to produce slogans, logos, and brand names that mimic recognized trademarks. However, the grant of design protection will depend on the case.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In a world where non-compete agreements are being curtailed or outright banned, companies need to enhance their use of other ways to protect their intellectual property and confidential information when their employees leave to go work for competitors. developed during the term of employment.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

It helps in building brand identity, goodwill and consumer trust. Trade Secrets Trade secret is the information that is confidential, commercially valuable, known to limited persons and is actively kept secret from the public, and which may be sold or licensed. Examples include the Coca-Cola recipe, Google Search algorithm, etc.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. A trade secret gives a competitive edge to brands and businesses over their rivals in the industry. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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JD Supra Law

JULY 2, 2024

When it comes to the true source of a company’s value, it’s not necessarily in the products or the services they offer, nor is it in the brand they’ve carefully developed. The core of a company’s value is in the trade secrets and special processes used to create those products or provide those services.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Specifically, RestoPros alleges that the Baileys used its registered trademark RESTOPROS and confidential business information to launch a competing business, Restore and Renew Professionals , after leaving the RestoPros franchise.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

INTA brings together key stakeholders involved in trademark protection, including policymakers, attorneys, officials, brand owners, and top-tier IP professionals. Maria has been a committee member for over 7 years and is now working on brand restrictions and lectures on the subject to a global audience. Pava and J. Pava and J.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A confidential settlement was reached in October 2020 but it’s claimed that the defendant then launched Digital UniCorn Media and another service called Altered Carbon. The financial aspect of the settlement is confidential but whatever the amount, the studios now want to call in the debt. It later disappeared.

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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. We also have the initiation of our attempt to bring IP conversations to wider audiences through multilingual writing!

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The company does business under various brands, including J18 and JAST USA, and sees nHentai as a major threat to its operation. Last October, attorneys for the alleged pirate site offered to confidentially settle all copyright infringement claims with PCR.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Counterfeiting is but one threat that consumers and brands face. Brands now face a rising tide of phishing and brand impersonation designed to mislead and defraud consumers. Background Almost on daily basis brands receive reports on phishing email or websites.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Softgel: The Errors of Comity The Madras High Court accepted a Letter Rogatory from The US District Court in Delaware directing India-based Softgel Healthcare to furnish confidential information to the US Court. The defendants argued that the plaintiffs were engaging in a fishing and roving inquiry into confidential business information.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Deepak Gupta & Ors Do trade secrets/confidential information need to have economic or commercial value? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Trust Issues – When Secrets Come with a Commercial Price: Analyzing Cigma Events Private Limited v.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. These two projects offer a roadmap for any company, brand, or agency looking to launch an NFT project. The “Crypto Punk” brand name is a trademark.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2024

In many cases, the details of specialist ‘live’ blocking injunctions targeting IPTV providers are treated as confidential by the High Court. At the same time, these and similar brand names presented pirate site visitors with an impenetrable sea of clones and look-a-likes that may (or may not) infect their machines with malware.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. Also, confidential business information is not a trade secret if it can be reverse-engineered.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

AstraZeneca’s brand protection journey is one of close collaboration, ‘learning by doing’, and adaptation in the face of new threats. Table of contents : • The start of AstraZeneca’s brand protection journey • Illegally diverted medicines, scams, and counterfeits – where does AstraZeneca focus its efforts? •

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Five years ago , several of the world’s largest entertainment industry companies teamed up to create a brand new anti-piracy coalition. Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. This has been a key driver of many recent successes. all over the globe. .

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

That included a confidential settlement, an agreed final judgment, a permanent injunction, plus an agreement from Beaman to be bound by that injunction. According to DISH, other IPTV brands (including Mundo TV) that retransmit DISH and Sling TV content are also related to the same men. DISH claims that $3.4 They know you.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2025

For its opposition grounds based on sections 3(6) and 5(4)(b) TMA, GAP relied on a confidential settlement agreement (the Agreement) entered into between TfL and GAP in 2004, which GAP alleged would be breached both by the filing of the Application and the use of the Mark.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Dentons helped the founder of vape distributor Next Level sabotage and usurp manufacturer Avid Holdings' brand, including breaking into its founder's laptop to access confidential information, Avid alleged in a sprawling lawsuit filed Tuesday in California federal court.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

and rival Philip Morris' parent company to seal documents in their ongoing royalty dispute, keeping details of their licensing agreements with the vape brand JUUL confidential. Reynolds Vapor Co.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2025

“The court order is not public as it is classified as a non-public judicial decision and is subject to confidentiality under local legal procedures,” we were informed. Globe IPTV Use of the Globe brand in connection with TV piracy dates back over a decade.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

ACE has a pretty fearsome reputation woven into its branding so if people believe that they’re being contacted by the real ACE, that could lead them to do extraordinary things. The MPA informs TF that they’re investigating the domain, so we hope to get a comment in due course. How Bad Could it Get?

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

Following are the types of Assignments: Assignment of Patents Assignment of Trademarks Assignment of Designs Assignment of Copyrights Assignment of confidential know-how Assignment of Geographical Indications Sometimes, a certain level of ambiguity arises between the concepts of licensing and assignment.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

At a time when many pirate sites seem increasingly elusive, oftentimes almost transient as domains, identities, and branding, come and go, static enforcement targets are in limited supply. Rightsholders are further required to waive their copyright claims, indemnify Verizon, while keeping the terms of the program confidential, the labels say.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Moreover, the IPR eases the market development and establishes a solid brand identity. The environment is branded by the active interaction of various stakeholders, including the entrepreneurs, investors, incubators accelerators, and the administration forms. The Trade Marks Act of 1999 allows any startup to file trademarks.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Employment Agreement contained post-employment covenants, including a non-disclosure clause by which Soudant agreed not to use or disclose any Boston Beer confidential information during or after his employment. The accessed files include market plans, sales performance measures, pricing guides, budgets, and brand documents.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Buzzfeed’s use of screenshots, which include all the elements of the Post, such as the Instagram branding and Ms. 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.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They clarified the limits of exclusivity, especially for generic or descriptive terms, and protected established brands from dilution and consumer confusion. Judicial Support for Goodwill and Consumer Trust: Across various cases, courts prioritized protecting consumer trust and the goodwill associated with established brands.

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The IPKat

MARCH 20, 2022

UCL | Patents in Telecom and the Internet of Things | 26-27 May 2022 | London, UK The UCL's Institute for Brand & Innovation Law has announced its 6th conference entitled " Patents in Telecom and the Internet of Things " - on May 26-27, 2022 in London. Position requirements and application rules can be found here.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

The court held that since it does not have the statistical data regarding market presence of other pharmaceutical compounds, the brand names that ends with “Dex” and when one removes from the cited examples the products containing dexamethasone and dextromethorphan, the remaining examples cannot make out a case u/s 17(2).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In May 2018, a massive copyright infringement lawsuit targeted PrimeStreams, one of the most recognizable pirate IPTV brands ever to hit the market. Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2021

A non-disclosure agreement (commonly called an “NDA”) is a contract between two or more parties agreeing that certain information exchanged between them will be kept confidential. By using an NDA, you can contractually obligate associates to maintain the confidentiality of certain information.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bournvita’s Sugar Rush Against ‘FoodPharmer’: An Unreasoned Injunction and a Clarification Without Clarity Recently, the DHC passed an interim injunction against the social media influencer ‘Food Pharmer,’ restraining him from disparaging Mondelez’s ‘Bournvita’ and ‘Tang’ branded products.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Employment Agreement contained post-employment covenants, including a non-disclosure clause by which Soudant agreed not to use or disclose any Boston Beer confidential information during or after his employment. The accessed files include market plans, sales performance measures, pricing guides, budgets, and brand documents.

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