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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

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The Court allowed the Party Expert to be privy to the documents accessed by the Scientific Advisers appointed by the Bench. The ToR, referred to as the Proposed Consolidated Reference , included provisions for sample collection, testing protocols, and confidentiality measures. Dispute arose right at this juncture.

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(Over) Expanding the Circle: DHC Allows In-house Employees to Access Confidential Documents in InterDigital v. Oppo

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In June 2024, I covered some nuances regarding confidentiality and disclosures in the SB and DB orders passed in InterDigital Technology Corporation vs. Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. The tussle for revealing documentation between InterDigital an Oppo has been going on for some time now. Ltd ( here and here ).

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Court of Appeal grapples with US v UK confidentiality in Autostore v Ocado without prejudice discussions

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Before the third settlement negotiation meeting AutoStore’s solicitor sent a document (‘the Document’) as advance materials. AutoStore responded that the confidential and without privilege character did not apply to the US proceeding. Their English solicitors were negotiating settlement.

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Printed Publication: Documents Made Available only to Customers

Patently-O

A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. In particular, the petition asks whether documents made available only to customers, and not generally to the public, count as being published. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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Analysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Context of Transparency, Privacy and the RTI Act

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In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Screenshot of Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.

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Federal Circuit Redefines Prior Art Requirements Under § 102(e)/102(a)(2): In re Riggs

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” When an application is filed but not yet published, it exists as a confidential document at the USPTO that no competitor can access. But, the actual doctrine has always been controversial because it creates what I call “secret springing prior art.”

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Pfizer Says Employee Stole Confidential Docs On COVID Vax

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said Tuesday that it was investigating a longtime employee who it believes downloaded thousands of documents containing confidential information, some of which is related to the pharmaceutical giant's COVID-19 vaccine, according to a suit filed in California federal court. Pfizer Inc.