Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In most patent cases, the parties jointly agree to a system limiting the publication of confidential case information and typically file a stipulated motion for protective order seeking the a judicial order requiring the parties to comply. US11147246 and US11033007.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2023

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. A status report revealed that DISH had served requests for production on DataCamp and that the company would engage in “rolling” document production.

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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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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 11, 2024

In Cyprus, Texas , Valcrum, LLC (“Valcrum”), a company specializing in trailer and axle market products, is engaged in a legal dispute with Dexter Axle Company, LLC (“Dexter”) from Indiana over trademark and trade dress infringement regarding a hubcap design. Continue reading

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (abbreviated as NDA) is a legal document signed to safeguard the previously-mentioned sensitive information. IP in different forms like trademarks, copyright, patents, and industrial designs acts as a seal of distinctiveness, quality, and authority for every other company.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

After the hearing, the court ordered production of documents ranging from communications between Mr. Hall, Mavexar, and IP Edge to the formation of Nimitz, its assets, its potential scope of liability from obtaining the patent, and the potential settlement of various cases. The district court then issued a memorandum outlining its concerns.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

Design Patent D771,400, covering an ornamental design for a stadium seat. The district court found a large number of similar prior art designs and thus narrowly construed the potential infringement window. The Wisconsin case was subject to a confidentiality agreement/order. Wisconsin for infringing its U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it’s a seasoned designer coming with plug-and-play experience or a fresh face just out of design school, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Recently, several of my designer clients have had to fire an employee due to the employee’s misconduct. It is inevitable in almost every business. ” 5.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 11, 2023

Documents released under Access to Information and a careful review of government “summaries” point to a pattern of failing to fully brief Canadians on the policies and their development. This first post starts with the aftermath of the 2021 consultation on online harms, which was designed to provide the foundation for the bill.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Regeneron alleges that Mylan has improperly “designated the entire 1,000,000+ pages of its biosimilar application and regulatory file as ‘Outside Counsel’s Eyes Only’ (‘OCEO’).” In view of the expedited case schedule , Regeneron requested an abbreviated briefing schedule.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

To Be or Not To Be (Design): Calcutta HC Sways Against Trend of Denying Design Registrations Over GUIs Image from here Can a GUI be regarded as a Design? Bombay High Court clarifies that plaintiff must disclose confidential information to the court in cases where a breach of confidentiality is asserted.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 14, 2022

Here, during a video deposition under FRCP 30(b)(6) in which Stonebrook's principal, Eric Platt, was the designated witness, Stonebrook produced to Revolution certain documents marked Attorneys'-Eyes-Only (including tax filings and a customer list with purchase amounts). Stonebrook moved for entry of judgment as a sanction.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

The PTEE must be designed according to the size, needs, structure and risk profile of the company, driven by a strong ethical culture together with the following hallmarks: A competent Compliance Officer having full oversight over the BTEP. Internal investigation mechanisms, to assess the existence of a misconduct and remedy it.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material. After all, both parties likely want their sensitive documents protected from disclosure. Not necessarily, at least not in the Fifth Circuit.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Modification of the SPO: Under the SPO, which is automatically entered in all inter partes proceedings, only outside counsel have access to confidential material and information that is designated as AEO. CME sought to designate either of two individuals as an in-house counsel with access to AEO. Int’l Trade Comm’n , 808 F.2d

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. The files included ABL’s detailed business plans and documents disclosing ABL’s scientific testing results, experimental designs, patent applications, formulations, manufacturing processes, and marketing strategies.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. They also protects data integrity by verifying of the authenticity of documents to ensure they have not been tampered with.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 17, 2023

As an important aside, the court further commented on the parties incorrect assumption that certain summary judgment evidence was filed under seal where pursuant to confidentiality and protective orders designating it as confidential. Background. In March 2017, hospital staffing company Emergency Staffing Solutions Inc. (“ESS”)

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

The plaintiffs stated that the complex business structure was designed to frustrate enforcement efforts and hide profits made by SET Broadcast LLC and various individuals. That included a confidential settlement, an agreed final judgment, a permanent injunction, plus an agreement from Beaman to be bound by that injunction.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs on 10 March, 2023 (Delhi High Court) An appeal was preferred against the order of the respondent no. Delhi High Court forms a confidentiality club to facilitate access to commercially sensitive documents. Delhi High Court interprets the application of Section 3(d) on process patents.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, fair dealing’s designation as an “exception” inherently produces a negative implication: that copyright law is the “natural order” of things. The Court refers to it more specifically as a “user’s right”. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

After the hearing, the court ordered production of documents ranging from communications between Mr. Hall, Mavexar, and IP Edge to the formation of Nimitz, its assets, its potential scope of liability from obtaining the patent, and the potential settlement of various cases. The district court then issued a memorandum outlining its concerns.

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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. It is crucial in establishing a transparent record of ownership and transfer, while also safeguarding the rights of all parties involved in the transaction.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 28, 2024

If company or client data is misused or accessed without authorization, individuals’ fundamental rights to privacy are violated, and confidential and proprietary information is compromised. Measures to protect data should be embedded from the beginning when designing and developing AI systems. For non-compliance, there are hefty fines.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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. Design Rights: Protect the visual design of products. Trademarks: Protect brand names, logos, and slogans.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. How do stipulated protective orders protect confidential information? What types of restrictions do stipulated protective orders impose on the disclosure and use of confidential information?

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries. Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 15, 2023

Patent cases often involve the assertion of attorney-client privilege and work product protection over large volumes of technical, financial, and legal documents. At times, litigation between competitors centers on highly confidential corporate information that parties often seek to protect as privileged.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

It is common knowledge that using a trademark, a patent or a design of another business may cause an infringement of intellectual property or industrial property rights, or even an act of unfair competition. There are a host of examples of this type of technique, including U.S. who is entitled to take this type of action?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

As an important aside, the court further commented on the parties incorrect assumption that certain summary judgment evidence was filed under seal where pursuant to confidentiality and protective orders designating it as confidential. Background. ” Takeaways. The case citation is Emergency Staffing Solutions, Inc.,

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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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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

REXA argued that Chester and MEA’s actuator incorporated and disclosed confidential designs contained within the prototype Koso developed in 2002. Indeed, eleven years had passed since Chester worked on the actuator prototype, and it was undisputed that he never saw or took any documents with him when he left Koso.

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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. Their primary role is to execute the local commission at the designated location (usually it’s Defendant’s place of business). Once these sessions conclude, normal access can resume.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Intellectual Property incorporates the makings of the thoughts such as the discoveries, literary and artistic works, design, symbols, names, and images used in the business. India’s worldwide network for startups is worth over 1,12,718 DPIIT documented startups which are across 763 Distracts. Trade Secrets.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In Matthews , the plaintiff, a manufacturer, designer, installer, and servicer of cremation equipment, asserted “claims of trade secret misappropriation [under both federal and state law] and breach of contract against several of its former employees and two of the entities where they are now employed.”

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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. 25, 2021) (misappropriation where defendant gave information to another employee who did not otherwise have access to the document). Runyon , Case No. 20-cv-02130-MMC, 2021 WL 242903, at *4 (N.D.

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