TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2023

The company informed the court that knowledge of its customers’ activities would be “technologically impossible” since all traffic is completely encrypted, including between the providers and their customers. ” The report further revealed that DISH and Datacamp had engaged in settlement discussions.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. with respect to such communications.” ” However, Rule 21f-17(a) does not create a private right of action.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If the gaming companies can’t “resolve this matter informally” a motion for default judgment is certainly possible but as things stand, there is optimism that a settlement can be reached. Wesam and Ahmad Mohammad Agree $300K Settlement. Thorpe’s situation seems straightforward, but not in a good way.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2024

Apple has reached settlements with six former engineers it accused of stealing trade secrets and sharing them with startup chipmaker Rivos Inc., deals in which the engineers agreed to delete or return to Apple confidential information in their possession, according to notices filed in California federal court.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 4, 2024

Houston-based intellectual property law firm Lloyd & Mousilli PLLC and a former law clerk accused of stealing confidential information while working virtually from California reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the firm in a Texas federal court.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In August 2021, for example, Usenet indexer NZBXS agreed to shut down and as part of a confidential settlement, agreed to hand over the personal details of some of the platform’s users. Following BREIN’s legal action, the man chose to settle by paying 10,800 euros and provide information about other parties involved.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Confidential Settlement. Last week, they informed the Virginia federal court that an agreement had been reached. As part of this settlement, all claims against VPN Unlimited were dismissed. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential. also agreed to block torrent traffic on US servers.

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Trading Secrets

AUGUST 17, 2022

Everyone generally agrees that people and organizations should be able to protect their proprietary and valuable information. Employee can provide confidential information to Government Agencies without risk of being held liable by Brinks for liquidated damages or other financial penalties. 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.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

This far-reaching measure appears to have paid off as both parties have just informed the Virginia federal court that a settlement has been reached. While the settlement terms will remain private, a few details have been shared in public. Settlement With Blocking Requirements. As in previous lawsuits against VPN.ht

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The alleged operator was tracked down by ACE and agreed to a settlement deal. As part of this confidential agreement, the domain names were signed over to ACE. The person has cooperated, and details of the settlement remain confidential.” We Will Find You!

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. While Area 51 was shut down before the proposed settlement was signed, the plaintiffs claim that Tusa then launched a clone service called SingularityMedia which took on Area 51’s customers. It later disappeared.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While many of these lawsuits have resulted in private settlements, Strike 3 also encountered pushback from some of the people it sued. The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2024

Without mentioning any figures, BMG said that it was “extremely happy” with the “substantial settlement.” Following the original verdict, before the eventual settlement, Cox informed its insurance companies Hiscox and ACE American Insurance of its claim. After the court initially awarded $25 million in damages, plus $8.5

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2024

With that information in hand, BREIN chose to confront the man. The man also agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement fee and 7,500 euros per day if any future infringements occur. For this reason we have been summoned by BREIN to stop the sales of these illegal IPTV Packages immediately and to inform you about it.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Yet even the consent order sends a signal to government ministers and others speaking on behalf of the government that limiting public access to Twitter or social media feeds may violate Canadians’ Charter rights to access government information. The order also includes a $20,000 cost award to Levant.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2023

One Year Later, Limited Visible Progress The first five months of 2022 were relatively uneventful, at least based on information made available to the public. What followed was a series of requests for time extensions and a note to the court on February 6, 2023, indicating that a settlement had been agreed in principle.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

Shortly after the settlement was announced, MarkMonitor asked the court to make sure that sensitive evidence doesn’t see the light of day. However, that can be valuable information to competitors. The filing lists several others that contain sensitive information, including an email about decompiling tools.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Settlement Reached. While it’s clear that both sides have an entirely different view on the matter, settlement negotiations began behind the scenes. Both parties agreed on a confidential settlement agreement. With the settlement agreement, all claims against the hosting provider are dropped.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled. If defendants happen to have something the plaintiffs want – information, for example – that could encourage a meeting of minds and a mutually beneficial end to hostilities.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 25, 2022

No Exceptions For Settlement Agreements. Unlike its California counterpart and its prior version which came out of the #MeToo movement, ESHB 1795 provides no exception for settlement agreements of discrimination claims or lawsuits. any other agreement between an employer and employee. Civil Penalties.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a bank, the customer onboarding process entails collecting personally identifiable information, which can range from non-financial information like names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers to financial information like savings, loan accounts, and debit/credit card numbers.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. 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.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. Patent trolls normally prefer to keep their operations as confidential as possible, as I wrote about in connection with the District of Delaware. .” How can you tell? ” Presidio Components, Inc.

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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. To safeguard this sensitive information, courts issue protective orders limiting who can access it, under what conditions, and for what purpose. Protective orders are court orders.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

The party must identify the third-party funder and whether the third-party funder has the right to approve litigation or settlement decisions. 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.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. It can easily shift focus between continents and share information back and forth. Interestingly, ACE has collected some large damages payments through its legal actions and many confidential settlements too.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

While some ISPs did indeed forward Rightscorp’s notices, the anti-piracy company couldn’t balance the books with its settlement model and lost millions of dollars. It seems unlikely that Rightscorp has $15m lying around so whether it will choose to fight or pay a settlement remains to be seen.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2023

A settlement agreement was reached but the terms remain confidential. Bug Bounty Deal Gone Bad When TorrentFreak reached out to Streit in the summer of 2021, he informed us that some official services had vulnerabilities. He informed us that he’d been in discussion with one or more providers about disclosure.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2023

The first DMCA subpoena, through which Cloudflare was asked to share identifying information of the domain name’s owner, was filed early last year , with another one following in November. “Due to the confidential nature of these legal actions, we cannot disclose further details at this stage,” he adds. .

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“At that time, Grande’s witness testified that admissible information concerning customer calls regarding copyright infringement does not exist,” the music companies informed the court. Aside from contradicting the information obtained during discovery, the testimony should also be rejected as hearsay, the labels said.

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