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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IPilogue

MAY 17, 2022

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Senior Editor, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. 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.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 13, 2025

Fanatics has cut a confidential deal with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and his father to settle the company's contract dispute, resolving litigation that temporarily barred Harrison's jersey number 18 from officially being sold, according to court documents filed in New York state court Thursday.

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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. Therefore, many companies are way too vigilant about protecting their IP assets.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 16, 2024

In such cases there are some factors that essentially set the company apart, such factor has to be kept confidential and requires protection. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) , “trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed.”

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In today’s highly competitive working environment, almost every other individual knows what Intellectual Property (IP) is and that the protection of IP assets is a matter of paramount importance. A trade secret gives a competitive edge to brands and businesses over their rivals in the industry.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Senior Editor, an IP Innovation Clinic Senior Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. AstraZeneca is a global company, some contracts can require engaging in services in other countries.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2024

International Trade Commission decisions demonstrate an interesting trend of judges recognizing that contracts and confidentiality provisions can serve as important evidence of the reasonable secrecy measures companies must take to prove the existence of protected trade secrets, say attorneys at Finnegan. Recent federal and U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Introduction: The protection of confidential information is an important aspect of employer-employee relationships, and the UAE has established comprehensive laws to address violations of confidentiality clauses. If an employer terminates the contract unlawfully, the non-compete clause becomes invalid.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 31, 2021

million trial verdict over Emerson Electric's alleged use of stolen trade secrets to win a lucrative Facebook contract, finding a California district court misinterpreted the expiration date of a confidentiality agreement at the heart of the case. The Ninth Circuit on Monday wiped out BladeRoom's $77.4

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . According to Variety , Johansson’s contract read that Black Widow would be guaranteed a ‘wide release’, meaning that “the film would be shown on at least 1,500 screens.” Therefore, Johansson is likely to win in court.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. The decisions in the second category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. Nataraj, Ms.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. 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. Richard de Almeida is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. Elation is an important decision for California companies suing to recover and prevent the use of confidential information in violation of confidentiality agreements or NDAs.

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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal. The result being that money was due.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

Review Your Contracts Every Year. One of the most important tools to protect your business – your ideas (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information), customer relationships and talent pool – is your written contract. Franken-contracts can ruin your business.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2022

The protection by the trade secrets is generally for those who are not in the domain of other IPs. The confidential information which is generally not protectable tends to get protection as a trade secret which is specially drafted through a contract in companies.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A debate is growing within the trade secret community about the scope of information that should be protected–specifically, confidential information that does not rise to the level of a trade secret. On October 12, 2023, in Hanneman Family Funeral Home & Crematorium v.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2024

The use of an AI tool to, for example, record a meeting that discusses company confidential information, can give rise to claims of trade secret misappropriation. The complaint alleges the former employee, among other things, used Otter to record and transcribe confidential meetings. Plaintiffs West Technology Group LLC and CX360 Inc.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

It may be a common belief that what you create is your own work and intellectual property (IP), but if you have a day job there is the possibility that your employer could lay claim to the intellectual property flowing from your outside endeavors. Simply put, IP can be anything – inventions, music, art, plays – created by the human mind.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In the modern business landscape, intellectual property (IP) is one of the most valuable assets a company can possess. IP encompasses a wide range of intangible assets, including inventions, trademarks, designs, and trade secrets. Trade Secrets: Protect confidential business information, like recipes or manufacturing processes.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2025

billion manufacturing deal, while GlobalFoundries accused IBM of unlawfully disclosing its confidential trade secrets, the companies announced Thursday. IBM and semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries US Inc. have settled lawsuits lodged against each other in which IBM accused GlobalFoundries of breaching a $1.5

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IP.com

AUGUST 19, 2024

Intellectual Property (IP) is a cornerstone of competitive advantage and a crucial element in the innovation-driven economy. A comprehensive IP strategy not only protects a company’s intangible assets but also drives business growth and market positioning. IP Documentation: Implement processes for documenting innovations.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, filed suit on Wednesday in California state court against the owner behind social media accounts accused of leaking confidential music without permission, alleging contract breach and trade secret misappropriation.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Or whether the agencies should be provided royalties for the same if the idea is used for marketing purposes after their contract has ended? In instances where the idea is used after the contract with the agency has ended, the agency is often not compensated separately. Role of Contracts. Challenges.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 20, 2023

The past week in London has seen Getty Images sue an AI art platform for copyright breaches, former London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith sue Mirror Group Newspapers in a confidential information claim, and legal action brought against Budweiser by pub chain JD Wetherspoon in a commercial contracts claim.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The IP dive pertains to all the original creations of humankind inclusive of technical or any scientific innovation. The inferior status towards the right to ownership is pronounced in regards to the functioning under a contract of service. Introduction: Appreciating art, culture, and innovation is a prevalent practice for ages.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

partner but that it may well have stolen confidential information to use to its advantage. The North Carolina Business Court has axed certain counterclaims against a Swedish company that makes robotic lawn mowers for allegedly bailing on a partnership agreement, finding the Swedish firm owed no fiduciary duty to its former U.S.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A split Eighth Circuit has backed a lower court's decision to toss Minnesota-based Protege Biomedical LLC's suit against a New York-based financial advising firm, saying the adviser did not breach its contract with Protege over an alleged leak of confidential information to a competitor.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then he reversed course on remand and ruled in favor of LinkedIn on its breach of contract claims. On January 23rd, Judge Chen once again dropped a bombshell for the web-scraping world (and those looking to stop it) by ruling in favor of Bright Data and against Meta on its breach of contract claims at summary judgment. Bright Data Ltd.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

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). They require both chain of tile and a contract setting forth the seller and buyers’ essential contract terms. NFTs are no different.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

World IP day is on April 26. Every year the IP industry, led by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) celebrates the day by raising awareness of the vital role IP rights in innovation and creativity. The right IP strategy will be decided based on your business model. All these activities involve creating IP.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

The changes introduce (i) a codified proportionality defense to injunctions in patent infringement proceedings, (ii) new confidentiality rules for patent disputes, and (iii) an accelerated timeline for nullity actions. Patents The German Bundestag has adopted amendments to the German Patent Act.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. Where does IP come from in the Said Scenario? ” Therefore, the domain of big data cannot escape the interplay of IP laws in its administration and protection against third parties. What is Big Data?

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