IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, filed suit on Wednesday in California state court against the owner behind social media accounts accused of leaking confidential music without permission, alleging contract breach and trade secret misappropriation.

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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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LexBlog IP

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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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

io but active on hundreds of forums, websites and social media accounts. These two defendants haven’t been found liable for any offenses by the court and since the details of the settlement are confidential, the question of whether anything will be paid is open to speculation.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

This dispute has made its way to mainstream news both online and TV and has also sparked debates on social media. Social media debates are also unhelpful. or the exclusive rights over a recipe – breach of confidentiality?; But what exactly is this dispute about? News reports (of which there are several!

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS The legislation may offer more adaptable protection for trade secrets or private information. Legislative measures on trade secrets coexist with a common law system of confidentiality protection in the United Kingdom. 14] What responsibilities have arisen?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Moreover, reproductions of a social media post are clearly used for the purposes of reporting on the post where, as here, the reproductions include the accompanying elements of the social media application, such as the frame of the Instagram application and standard Instagram hyperlinks.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 6, 2025

The single bench in 2018, while rejecting the Plaint, had noted that there existed no confidentiality in the alleged list that was claimed to be a trade secret. The Court has now accepted the Plaint, setting the stage for an interesting trial on trade secrets and confidential information.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A former Google engineer must immediately cease publishing confidential company information and remove social media posts that reveal Pixel device trade secrets, a Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday, after the tech giant sought an emergency restraining order on allegations its former employee is continuing to "maliciously" leak internal files.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

For example, creative teams and marketing teams may need greater access to certain social media websites to look for trends. Some websites that companies tend to restrict are : Social media. Social media is only allowed for business purposes. Confidential information needs to be sent to one another securely.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2025

Woodalls credibility took a further hit on cross-examination when it emerged that, after filing the lawsuit, he had backdated and printed Marchicks name on a confidentiality agreement to bolster his claims. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. Woodall’s “Bucky the Surfer Boy.”

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Indeed, the groups do seem to prefer confidential settlements and controlled shutdowns when it is deemed appropriate. Part of the role will involve monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on emerging technologies, ensuring that the MPA is always prepared to tackle the latest trends which, thanks to social media, can blow up extremely quickly.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. “We continue to expand our impact through voluntary agreements with domain registries and registrars, fast-track procedures with social media companies, ad companies, payment processors, online marketplaces, etc.,

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JD Supra Law

JULY 28, 2023

No, we are not referring to the potential “cage match” but to the allegation that Threads (a social media app from Meta) was developed using confidential information and trade secrets known by former Twitter employees and retained in their memory. Meta has quickly denied this.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

In so growing that business, Hayley Paige used a series of social media accounts that she curated, but on which she posted a number of JLM-related content, including numerous posts dedicated to JLM dresses Hayley Paige designed. Hayley Paige rejected the proposal and, in response, changed the login credentials to the accounts.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 27, 2021

Zoom, an all-time favourite, recently agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit over claims of violating users’ privacy rights through unconsented sharing of personal information with social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google. What about Other Platforms? Microsoft Teams, another staple, has issues as well.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Social media platforms present a prime opportunity for impersonators and scammers. Brand reputation and equity is at stake Social Media allows for rapid dissemination of information – including information that is confidential, false and damaging to brand image.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bournvita’s Sugar Rush Against ‘FoodPharmer’: An Unreasoned Injunction and a Clarification Without Clarity Recently, the DHC passed an interim injunction against the social media influencer ‘Food Pharmer,’ restraining him from disparaging Mondelez’s ‘Bournvita’ and ‘Tang’ branded products.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

” Defendants first argued that the network of salespeople and customer lists on Facebook were owned by them, as they have ownership interests in their Facebook profiles, and that because each defendant’s Facebook friends could see the rest of their friend network, these lists were not confidential. .” The court disagreed.

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Michael Geist

JULY 30, 2021

The proposed legislation would then incorporate a wide range of reporting requirements, some of which would be subject to confidentiality restrictions, so the companies would be precluded from notifying affected individuals. The OCSs can seek assistance from the new Digital Safety Commissioner on content moderation issues.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Section 79: Intermediary Liability This section offers legal protection to platforms like social media or website hosts from being directly responsible for user-generated content. However, they must take action to remove infringing content when notified. The IT Act supports this by addressing data theft and intermediary liability.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Phishing is defined by the Merriam-Webster online dictionary as “ the practice of tricking Internet users (as through the use of deceptive email messages or websites) into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used illicitly”. [1] URLs purporting to be shortened URLs were shared on the mentioned channels.[4]

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

” Remember to discuss making these disclosures during live public speaking events as well — especially if they will be livestreamed on social media for the public to follow along. In addition, ensure your influencers understand their obligations with respect to confidential information and trade secrets.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In later articles, the use of AI in software development, intellectual property issues, and confidentiality concerns, among other issues, will be explored. This is because certain AI tools may use the internet, social media, or certain public databases to collect information. What is AI?

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It relied on: the number of monthly unique visitors to the website and minutes spent on the site; the number of followers of its social media accounts; the appearance of celebrities on the digital covers of SELF; its accolades and awards; mentions in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times; and confidentially-provided (..)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

A brand that uses material generated by AI in a public-facing manner – such as in an ad or a social media post – could run the risk of infringing on another’s rights, for which the brand could be held liable. Third, there are potential confidentiality issues to consider.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2024

Some excellent news was broken right before the end of 2023, with FeedSpot ranking The IPKat first in its list of ‘30 best UK Intellectual Property blogs’ based on “traffic, social media followers & freshness.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

Phishing attacks are a type of cyber attack where criminals send emails, text messages, or social media messages to trick people into giving away sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and social security numbers. Below are the top five cybersecurity concerns for Florida businesses: Phishing Attacks.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations. terms of use, privacy policies, disclosure risks) and applicable regulatory standards to prevent unintentional leaks, to protect confidential client information, and for compliance with USPTO Rules and applicable laws.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

To ensure that trade secrets are protected, the information needs to be kept confidential. Derry’s glamping paradise was a hit on social media. As well as their brand, their intellectual property (IP) will lie in the special recipes they’ve formulated for their organic skin products. These are their trade secrets.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For example, trade secret protection might be considered to protect confidential information or know-how which has some commercial value. A trade mark might help to protect a brand name or logo.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

Interestingly, this provision provides the criteria that are allowable for suppressing reviews and includes reviews that are discriminatory, harassing, false or misleading or that contain trade secrets or privileged or confidential information. Fake social media indicators.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

” That allowed Weiss “to obtain access to the social media, email, and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 targeted athletes by guessing or resetting their passwords,” according to the indictment.

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43(B)log

JUNE 15, 2022

It Monster identified statements in social media posts, online marketing, press releases, and other advertisements at trade shows, expos, and in retail stores, as well as emails to retail and distribution partners. And he made social media posts containing the claims at issue! IIRC, VPX posted on social media about this!]

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

If you've mentioned it in a speech, uploaded a photo to social media or displayed a prototype at a trade show, this could potentially stop your patent being granted. If you're applying for a patent , make sure you haven't shared your invention publicly.

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