TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2023

DISH said it sent “hundreds of notices” requesting removal of content under the DMCA, along with copies of lawsuits and judgments relating to pirate IPTV services. Confidentiality Agreement After a couple of weeks of relative calm, the parties agreed on a confidentiality order and from there, nothing but silence until December 2022.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2024

In addition to the MariaDB database with DMCA notice information, personal details must also be unredacted in other documents, including support emails. For example, the data is classified as “highly confidential” and should be destroyed 30 days after the proceedings conclude.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 4, 2024

10: Documents sufficient to identify the expressive, original, and human-authored content of each of Your Asserted Works. 11: Documents sufficient to identify the non-expressive, non-original, or non-human-authored content of each of Your Asserted Works. For example, discovery requests no. 10-12 read as follows: NO.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 11, 2024

According to court documents, Valcrum has developed a reputation for innovative hubcaps designed for 8,000-16,000-pound trailer axles. Additionally, Valcrum contends that Dexter breached a Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) by allegedly using confidential information, such as Valcrum’s customer list, to its advantage.

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2021

Kok, accessed more than 7,000 Motorola documents prior to joining Chinese rival company, Hytera Communications Corporation Limited (“Hytera Corp.”). assembled a digital two-way radio business largely deploying Motorola’s research and development, such as source code and confidential technical documents. Kok, and G.S Hytera Corp.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 15, 2023

Former Proskauer Rose LLP Chief Operating Officer Jonathan O'Brien asked a New York federal judge on Tuesday to throw out trade secret misappropriation and conversion claims from a suit accusing him of stealing Proskauer's confidential information, arguing that the firm has not shown that he used the secret documents he allegedly copied.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Through the MPA, Columbia Pictures requested that certain sensitive documents should be sealed indefinitely. Many of the unsealed documents are heavily redacted and according to the court, these redactions will stay in place. After the lawsuit ended, several movie studios asked the court to keep sensitive records under seal.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Delhi IPD Rules and Patent Suit Rules have addressed this by introducing novel methods of expert engagement, such as technical primers, appointing panels of advisors, and establishing confidentiality clubs. Lastly, Confidentiality Club (CC) is an interesting development in the field of IP litigation. is effectively followed.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

application of Section 8(1)(d) by the CIC and argues that the thesis is a public document as per UGC guidelines which cannot be withheld from the public. But the CIC failed to notice/address the mandatory language used in the ordinance (emphasis added) : 14(b) “ …two hard-bound copies and two soft copies of the corrected Ph.D.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2024

These documents are typically signed by a court clerk and don’t require any judicial oversight. ” After the parties got together, an agreement was reached to confidentially disclose basic subscriber information related to 64 Discord User IDs. Instead, they can request a DMCA subpoena.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers. The injunction and associated documents can be found here 1 , 2 , 3 , (pdf). It later disappeared.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Documents must be properly water-marked and classified; generally, procedures must be implemented in order to determine the flow of information and ensure its possession at all times. At the same time, internal safety procedures should be put in place to reduce the risk that secrets leak.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The report will stay confidential, but I've been allowed to share the following text: pic.twitter.com/ZEsdGJ70UM — Kevin M. Plagiarism findings such as this are often warning signs of additional copying in the work. Thankfully, that process has concluded too. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 7, 2022.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

(Over) Expanding the Circle: DHC Allows In-house Employees to Access Confidential Documents in InterDigital v. Oppo Recently, the DHC in InterDigital v Oppo set a rather intriguing precedent by allowing access to in-house employees to the confidentiality club documents. Case Summaries Mankind Pharma Limited v.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 19, 2024

The plaintiffs allege that Ross hired a third-party contractor to unlawfully copy Westlaw content—including its proprietary Key Number System and case headnotes—in order to train Ross’s own AI-driven natural language legal search engine. Sorry, future jurors.)

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

These notifications “clearly and unambiguously” advised the ISP of its subscribers’ “blatant and systematic use of Verizon’s Internet service” to download, copy, and share the plaintiffs’ copyrighted sound recordings via BitTorrent networks.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The United States and the United Kingdom that collaborated with private companies to develop COVID-19 vaccines have released copies of their research and collaboration agreements under their Freedom of Information (FOI) laws with redactions. In fact, public disclosure of COVID-19 vaccine agreements is the global norm.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

New online document inspection service The government is proposing to introduce a new digital service that will allow the public to view documents relating to trade mark and design applications online for the first time. The consultation document, and details of how to respond can be found here.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information used to involve an employee walking out the door with a box of records they spent hours copying after hours. This usually involves emailing documents to personal Gmail accounts or transferring reams of data onto external hard drives or other USB storage devices.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. US proceedings were filed by PQ against CyberMetrics in October 2017, Mr Aughton was deposed in October 2021 and the proceedings then settled on confidential terms.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

million was transferred from accounts in violation of the court’s asset freeze but after showing a copy of a contempt motion to the defendants’ council, the defendants plus Beaman engaged in settlement discussions. The related court documents can be found here and here. DISH claims that $3.4

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant, who is in the same business as the plaintiff of providing market research, was copying substantial parts of its reports and was thus infringing its copyrights and trade secrets. Delhi High Court forms a confidentiality club to facilitate access to commercially sensitive documents.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

This documentation is essential in establishing a precise record of title for the intellectual property being transferred. A music license agreement outlines the rights that will be granted , such as the number of copies of the work that can be reproduced, the applicable territory or countries, whether it is exclusive or non exclusive etc.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

In exchange for payment, Zou provided Pegasystems with copies of Appian’s confidential software and documentation in violation of confidentiality restrictions that barred him from sharing Appian’s trade secrets. In 2020, Appian filed suit against both Pegasystems and Zou.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

ASPAC also filed an access to information request through which it hoped to obtain “copies of all documents involving the MPA and the use of the Ether platform.” The agreement was considered confidential and that ran counter to a requirement for transparency. Some issues did remain, however.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The post further discusses instances where the confidentiality of commission proceedings may be compromised, thereby jeopardizing their intended purpose. While there are no publicly documented cases highlighting this specific issue, it is an acknowledged concern among lawyers practicing in the field of IP litigation.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

India’s worldwide network for startups is worth over 1,12,718 DPIIT documented startups which are across 763 Distracts. Protecting Creative Works: Copyrights safeguard the startup’s original outputs from being copied or used without authorization. United States of America and China are in the top two positions above India.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2023

Those who needed to know then had to sign a separate confidentiality agreement. UAC also claimed that Alcoa's efforts to maintain information as confidential were flawed, arguing that it had stamped 20-year old documents as proprietary weeks before suing.

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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?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Each beneficial owner needs to provide details including name, birthdate, address, a unique identification number, and the jurisdiction of issue from a valid identification document, along with a copy of the document. It’s important to note that data security and confidentiality aren’t taken lightly.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

Twitter users reportedly accused Anu Malik of copying Israel’s national anthem in his popular patriotic song ‘Mera Mulk Mera Desh’ released in 1996. News from India. PV Sindhu is reportedly set to take legal action against brands cashing on her popularity without permission by using her image and name in their products.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Trade secrets, while cheaper and without time limits, must be kept confidential. Understanding Trade Secrets Trade secrets protect confidential information, including technical and commercial details like distribution methods and client lists, which can be sold or licensed. Patents do not have these administrative burdens.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Documents must be properly water-marked and classified; generally, procedures must be implemented in order to determine the flow of information and ensure its possession at all times. At the same time, internal safety procedures should be put in place to reduce the risk that secrets leak.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The court concluded that plaintiff adequately identified its trade secrets by describing the product, process, and supporting documentation. The district court reasoned that plaintiff needed to demonstrate that the corporate defendant copied plaintiff’s project in order to satisfy the “use” requirement under the DTSA. Runyon , Case No.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Fantasy Sports [Delhi High Court] In a suit alleging copyright infringement, HULM Entertainment argued that Fantasy Sports’ “MyFab11” sports fantasy app copies the trading and stock features and GUI of its “Exchange 22” app. on March 30, the Court underscored the importance of specific details in examining confidentiality claims.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

no evidence of thumbdrives or downloading, no Dropbox or GoogleDoc dumps, nor emailed documents to personal email accounts), but it relies on a trade secret claim that an employee must still be using those trade secrets because they are successfully competing. The two decisions, CAE Integrated, Inc.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

Digital locks can be used by FinTech businesses to offer an extra layer of security to copies of their works. Patentibility faces two major challenges namely, framing of invention and prior art in the rapidly developing industry. Author : Dabiru Bhagyashree, a 4 th year IP Hons.

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