SpicyIP

JANUARY 25, 2024

The dispute also raised a substantive question of law concerning SEP litigation- can a court determine a global FRAND rate, regardless of ongoing trials in other jurisdictions?

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2024

The disclosures have been directed to be made within four weeks and included in the confidentiality club to ensure the protection of sensitive information. Both parties requested the establishment of a confidentiality club to protect sensitive information disclosed during the trial, to which the DHC agreed.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 20, 2024

In keeping with precedent, a judge in the District of Delaware issued an oral order restricting the extent of permissible activities for litigation counsel before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 3, 2021

An award of nominal damages for breach of an NDA may be important for companies seeking to protect confidential information and trade secrets for two reasons: (1) this may give rise to an award of litigation costs, and (2) may also support a permanent injunction ruling preventing the former employee.

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IP Law 360

JULY 2, 2024

says an intellectual property law firm and a Chinese litigation funder used its confidential information without permission to help Staton Techiya LLC assert patent infringement allegations, telling a Texas federal judge that the conduct demonstrated why the court should add the other companies to Samsung's suit.

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IPilogue

MAY 17, 2022

Trade secrets require elements such as: value (economic/industrial), that it is kept secret, and that there are reasonable measures in place to keep it confidential. Once disclosed, the trade secret loses its necessary quality of confidence that makes it confidential and valuable to a business.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. Elation is an important decision for California companies suing to recover and prevent the use of confidential information in violation of confidentiality agreements or NDAs.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

Specifically, the rule provides that “[n]o person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement. with respect to such communications.”

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 28, 2022

On appeal from a dismissal based on a failure to state a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the litigants’ motion to seal their briefs and file publicly available redacted versions in order to protect the confidentiality of the appellant’s alleged trade secrets.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 20, 2023

The past week in London has seen Getty Images sue an AI art platform for copyright breaches, former London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith sue Mirror Group Newspapers in a confidential information claim, and legal action brought against Budweiser by pub chain JD Wetherspoon in a commercial contracts claim.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

After six years of litigation, LinkedIn Corp. reached a confidential settlement agreement and filed a stipulation and proposed consent judgment (stipulation) with the California district court on December 6, 2022. and hiQ Labs, Inc.

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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. ” See In re Nat’l Prescription Opiate Litig. ,

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Here, the relevant confidentiality agreement included a forum selection clause to govern patent and other intellectual property disputes between the parties, which stated in relevant part: [T]he Parties agree that all Potential Actions arising under U.S. The Federal Circuit disagreed.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2022

Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna authored a brief dissent from the majority opinion, arguing that Leader’s disclosure of certain confidential information with another company sued by Static for the development of a joint defense strategy was a violation of the district court’s protective order.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The judge’s full findings won’t be public for a couple of weeks, to enable both sides to redact confidential business information. ITC Judge MaryJoan McNamara said SharkNinja infringed two of four asserted iRobot patents, according to a notice posted last week on the agency’s electronic docket.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2024

Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation practice group is pleased to present the fourth annual installment of the Commercial Litigation Outlook, which provides insights on litigation issues and trends to expect in 2024. Register for the 2024 Commercial Litigation Outlook Webinar Series Dates and details are below.

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Stock Legal Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You’ve just been served with a lawsuit and discovery requests for all of your company’s financials, internal correspondence, and confidential trade secrets, what do you do?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

“The transcript contains information and reference to MarkMonitor’s source code that is private, proprietary, confidential and commercially sensitive trade secret information regarding its antipiracy detection system,” MarkMonitor writes. Accordingly, this exhibit should be destroyed or permanently sealed.”

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

has sued a former operations manager for allegedly stealing more than 10,000 confidential documents for his new employer, a direct rival that it has separately litigated against. Sterile laboratory maker AES Clean Technology Inc.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The EUIPO published The Baseline of Trade Secrets Litigation in the EU Member States in 2018. On 28 June 2023, the EUPIO published the follow-up report , Trade Secret Litigation Trends In The EU , focusing on trends in trade secrets litigation since the implementation of the Directive.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this fifth installment of our 2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our experienced team will cover trade secret/confidentiality, non-compete and restrictive covenant issues that typically arise in M&A transactions. Ensuring confidentiality and trade secret protection throughout the deal. to 11:00 a.m. REGISTER HERE.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 16, 2024

In such cases there are some factors that essentially set the company apart, such factor has to be kept confidential and requires protection. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) , “trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed.”

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Circuit refused Thursday to make a Delaware federal judge nix his probe into who is funding a patent owner's infringement litigation against Buzzfeed, Bloomberg and other media companies over content streaming technology, finding that a writ of mandamus is not the only pathway to protect confidential documents.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this fifth installment of our 2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our experienced team will cover trade secret/confidentiality, non-compete and restrictive covenant issues that typically arise in M&A transactions. Ensuring confidentiality and trade secret protection throughout the deal. to 11:00 a.m. REGISTER HERE.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

However, some issues owing to their subject matter, may not be arbitrable, and it may even be argued that some disputes cannot be resolved through arbitration and that litigation is the only option. Both parties are prohibited from using their domestic litigation benefits. The Drawbacks of Using ADR ADR is not without its flaws.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? ” The second standing order applies when third-party persons or entities are “funding [] some or all of the party’s attorney fees and/or expenses to litigate [the] action.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The filing described the filmmakers as “opportunistic litigants” that rely on “unsupported” liability theories. Both parties agreed on a confidential settlement agreement. The hosting company fired back at this complaint. In July, it filed a motion to dismiss the case for failure to state a claim. “Pursuant to 17 U.S.C.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 10, 2023

What typically follows are months of litigation followed by an announcement that there will be no trial because, against all odds, the parties have agreed to settle their differences after confidential negotiations. ” No surprise that DataCamp sees things rather differently.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Companies now use generative AI tools to streamline innovation, expedite the patenting process, and generate unique ideas while ensuring the confidentiality of valuable IP assets. This is where platforms like IQ Ideas+ excel, providing a secure, closed ecosystem where data remains confidential and entirely within the organization’s control.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Employment or cooperation agreements must ensure confidentiality and include proper non-compete-clauses to avoid risk of theft by employees or other unauthorized parties. Additional software and technical measures are also encouraged to track and monitor flow of information and data.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Trade secrets in the United States have a fascinating history, during which courts shaped the common law tort as a way to enforce confidential relationships.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 29, 2023

The Court explained that sanctions must comply with due process, barring parties from future litigation should be treated as a “death-penalty” sanction and damages calculations require specific factfinding. Addressing protective order violations, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit largely vacated a district court’s sanctions order.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity. David Almeling and Victoria Cundiff are two of the most experienced trade secret litigators in the nation. DTSA added to the large and growing federal caseloads.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

To promote a healthy debate and protect the academic novelty of the content shared, discussions at the Symposium are subject to customary confidentiality rules. At OlarteMoure, we are proud to contribute not only as consultants and litigators but also as academics shaping the future of intellectual property.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You run a business and you want to run a case against a competitor. The trouble is, you have internal documents relevant to the trial that you really don’t want the other side to see. If they see it, they might found out about a corner of the market that they have overlooked, a technology

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

With strong policies in place to protect confidential information, the company was able to take swift action against an employee after becoming aware of suspicious activity.

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