The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

On the first day, during a workshop, reference was made to the expectation that Germany will file its instrument of ratification for the UPC on 1 st July 2022, which would then trigger the 3-months sunrise period for opt-outs and alike. The original conference program (which was only slightly amended due to some covid-related absences).

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Hindustan Metal Industries [3] where the court held that “in order to be patentable, an improvement on something known before or a combination of different matters already known, should be something more than a mere workshop improvement; and must independently satisfy the test of invention or an ‘inventive step’.

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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 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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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

MARCH 12, 2023

But one that really stands out is Jackson Lewis’ Erik Winton, Clifford Atlas, Daniel Thornton and Daniel Doron’s analysis of how the FTC has deviated from its own workshops and from its own experts in formulating its proposed ban.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 2, 2022

As we previously reported , on July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,[2] which, among other things, instructed the FTC to consider using its authority to address the “unfair use of non-competes and other clauses or agreements that may unfairly limit worker mobility.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 11, 2021

b)(5) and, even if it did, an online response that discloses information relating to a client’s representation or that would lead to discovery of confidential information would exceed any disclosure permitted under the Rule. Lawyers may request that the website or search engine host remove the information. Google LLC, 2021 WL 949372 (N.D.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

On January 9, 2020, the FTC held a public workshop to consider whether the FTC should issue a rule that would limit or forbid the use of non-competes in employment contracts and subsequently invited submissions from interested parties. Will it include non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, or will it be confined to non-competes?

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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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