LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Anatomy of an M&A Transaction: How to Issue Spot for Non-Compete, Trade Secrets/Confidential Information, and Intellectual Capital Concerns. It recently held a workshop where academics and regulators addressed the issue. How and Why Texas is Different When it Comes to Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Patenting of medical devices Medical device companies continue to value patents as the strongest form of intellectual property for their mechanical devices, such as catheters, heart valves, spinal implants, neurovascular coils and many others. More and more involve collecting data that is processed via algorithms “in the cloud”.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss issues affecting competition in the labor market (“Workshop”). Takeaways from the Workshop.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant. How and Why Texas Is Different When It Comes to Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. How Multijurisdictional Businesses Should Approach Non-Competes.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant. How and Why Texas Is Different When It Comes to Trade Secrets and Non-Competes. How Multijurisdictional Businesses Should Approach Non-Competes.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

” Although the FTC did not specifically address the issue of non-competes, in response to its invitation for public comments, the Open Markets Institute (OMI) submitted a statement urging the FTC to, among other things, “restrict or prohibit non-compete agreements that impair worker mobility and depress wages.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

Earlier this month, the agency (in coordination with the Department of Justice) held two days of workshops , informal fact-gathering, and panels – titled “Making Competition Work: Promoting Competition in Labor Markets” – on addressing “competition issues affecting labor markets and the welfare of workers.”

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