Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Specifically, the new law, signed by Governor Newsom on September 1st, provides that any contract that is void under California law is unenforceable regardless of where and when the employee signed the contract. Section 16600 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 16600. (a) Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Specifically, the new law, signed by Governor Newsom on September 1st, provides that any contract that is void under California law is unenforceable regardless of where and when the employee signed the contract. Section 16600 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 16600. (a) Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

She was hoping to tempt the Dragons to invest in her business, ORI Lifestyle, looking for a £60k investment from the Dragons for a 15% stake. The Dragons were impressed to hear that Titilolami’s business is currently stocked in Harrods and online at Selfridges. They were seeking a £50k investment for a 2% stake in their business.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As OG+S’s attorney licensed in Minnesota and on the heels of last week’s post about the FTC proposed rule related to non-compete clauses , I figured I should cover recent changes in Minnesota law related to non-compete agreements. If it’s poaching company clients, consider non-solicitation terms.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States. The company must understand the best protection of its IP and how it can leverage the protection in the business to create value.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). Learn more about NFT licensing.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The fundamental issue is that the power base of the manufacturers is built upon the traditional business models and ideas, which are at extreme risk of becoming outdated and diminished with time. Moreover, to boost the value derived from data, a company may find it pretty attractive to license its data.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2023

Non-compete clauses serve to protect a business’s trade secrets and confidential information, which makes such a ban a concern for many businesses. The comment period for this proposed rule ends on March 20, so businesses should consider voicing their concerns during this time.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

“any injury to the Plaintiff caused by cheating or unfair play in this game was reasonably avoidable, the harm did not affect the public interest, and it did not cause injury to her business or property.” ” Breach of Contract. The court says Section 230 preempts most of those claims. . ” Products Liability.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Kannuu and Samsung entered into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), to protect confidential business information while engaging in business discussions and the like. intellectual property license, purchase, or similar agreement) over Kannuu’s technology was made. No deal (i.e.,

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Tusa failed to honor that agreement by continuing in the pirate IPTV business, the lawsuit ensued, and in August the studios won a preliminary injunction to restraint Tusa moving forward. Judge Phillips begins by accepting that Tusa ran various pirate IPTV services offering 2,600 channels and PPV events without having any license to do so.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. Generally, reasonable measures should be “adequate under the circumstances,” but go further than those used for ordinary confidential information. What Are Trade Secrets? DTSA § 1839.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

further stresses the importance of carefully crafting the terms and conditions in a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), and ensuring there is no ambiguity as to when the NDA’s confidentiality protections expire. Emerson Electric Co. The Inclusion of Expiration Dates in NDAs.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Therefore, it is important to make sure such confidential information is not publicised unauthorisedly. Further, such sale may also conflict with the existing licensing agreements with regard to the concerned intellectual property, should there be any. Licensing of patents is more complex owing to the technical information involved.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. Here is where the situation gets sticky, pointedly for businesses desiring to leverage meme culture commercially.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The protection of the trade secrets (the specific and confidential information about the production of the company and give the business a competitive advantage in the industry) can be legalized under major sub pars including: Patents – the protection comes with time strain.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

In October 2020, a confidential settlement was reached, which included a clause for Tusa not to create or be involved in any other similar services. They also allege a breach of contract in respect of the settlement agreement while demanding an injunction to restrain Tusa moving forward. It later disappeared.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

World IP Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of SMEs in the economy and how they can use IP rights to build stronger, more competitive, and resilient businesses. Given that in the 21 st century, the currency of the digital environment are business assets that are governed by IP laws, the role of IP is key.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It then uses an algorithm to yield “people analytics” based on the information and sells them to business clients for profit. 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.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Impacts on Businesses. Businesses? How Do State-specific data privacy regulations affect businesses? Businesses?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Notification of individuals is necessary unless it interferes with the performance of their statutory obligations or when there is a specific statutory rule requiring confidentiality. 3) sign a standard contract formulated by the national cyberspace authority with the recipient abroad. million) or 5 % of annual revenue.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

The underlying work can only be assigned or licensed in writing by the right holder or agent authorized by him. TRADE SECRETS: Any set of information which is confidential and is necessary for the commerce of that business since they include potential commercial value and is not in public domain qualifies to be a trade secret.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. Legislation Relating to Biologics and Biosimilars. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. Post-Grant Challenges at the PTAB. Conclusion.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries. Sticking to this resolution would include a review of standard independent contractor and employment agreements to confirm they have proper assignment language and confidentiality provisions.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries. Sticking to this resolution would include a review of standard independent contractor and employment agreements to confirm they have proper assignment language and confidentiality provisions.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

is subject to an unauthorized access and exfiltration, theft, or disclosure as a result of the business’s violation of the duty to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect the personal information[.]” Short answer: it was adequately alleged to be one.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] As noted above, one of the five sitting ALJs tasked with reviewing those cases, ALJ Cameron Elliot, has ordered third-party litigation funding orders to be produced and indicated, in at least one case, that such funding should be treated as non-confidential. [31]

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 13, 2022

Third parties that provide technological solutions to the State may retain ownership over their proprietary algorithms and may also require the State to adhere to broad confidentiality obligations that cover everything around their technology. Only a narrow set of information related to the technology should be protected as confidential.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

What is the nature and type of information that a sponsor should provide to support a postapproval manufacturing change for a licensed biosimilar product? Alvotech USA “is the applicant for FDA biologics license application (‘BLA’) No. The case was also administratively stayed consistent with that confidential stipulation.

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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. Marietta, Dist. where the U.S.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

Legal fragmentation is bad for businesses and legal certainty. 4) Separating new regulatory expectations from underlying social contract around liability. 22 says that trusted status “shall be awarded” on certain conditions; raises possibility of trolling business models. DSA prioritizes taking action over compensation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

If OAG moves to enforce the CID, Twitter can raise its First Amendment claims at that time, before any duty to comply applies, and without facing any charges under the underlying Texas unfair business practices statute. Twitter also could have challenged the CID in Texas state court.” ” * Missouri v.

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