LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

See our article, Against the Evidence: How the FTC Cast Aside the Input of Experts at Its Own Non-Compete Workshop. For a more detailed look at the Workforce Mobility Act of 2023, see our article, Bipartisan Bill to Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements Reintroduced in U.S.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2022

EPIP (European Policy for Intellectual Property) – as the website states - is an international, independent, interdisciplinary, non-profit association of researchers that grew out of a network financed by the European Commission in 2003-05. Daily invitations for workshops, seminars, conferences, and symposiums fill my inbox.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

Most people assume intellectual property is primarily a distress purchase. They choose a name themselves and if they turn to an intellectual property lawyer it will be for trademark support. This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2023

First, in 2020, the FTC hosted a workshop, “ Reviewing the Franchise Rule. The press release quotes an FTC official as stating, “This RFI will begin to unravel how the unequal bargaining power inherent in these contracts is impacting franchisees, workers and consumers.”

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2021

And the FTC has held workshops to consider its authority to do so, the purpose of which was to “to examine whether there is a sufficient legal basis and empirical economic support to promulgate a Commission Rule that would restrict the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee employment contracts.”

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It recently held a workshop where academics and regulators addressed the issue. At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

As a trademark law firm, we represent a wide array of clients but predominantly focus on helping small business owners protect their intellectual property. EMP&A attorneys are actively involved in the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law section (ABA-IPL).

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 6, 2021

CIPLITEC | Center for Intellectual Property Law, Information and Technology Copyright 2030 – “ The Future of the Creative Ecosystem in Europe ” (9 December 2021) CIPLITEC's interdisciplinary group of leading academics is organizing an online event on 9 December 2021 from 17:30 to 19:30 (CET). Registrations are open and available here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In 2015, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) set out to conduct empirical research on the impact of copyright exceptions. We held a series of workshops during which we gradually developed a survey that would cover a wide range of copyright exceptions. Protection Against Supremacy of Contracts.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

The main room will offer the firm’s most popular workshop, HR Law & Solutions. New for 2022, attendees will have the option to attend breakout sessions focusing on niche corporate matters and contracts, family businesses, startups and how to make informed real estate decisions. Click here to download the brochure.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In particular, in December 2021, the DOJ and FTC hosted a virtual workshop that brought together policy experts and labor leaders to discuss efforts to promote competitive labor markets and worker mobility, including scrutinizing and limiting the use of restrictive covenants. its training procedures, and its off-boarding policies.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 22, 2022

Section 1 of the Sherman Act declares “[e]very contract, combination. or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States. 15 U.S.C. § Despite the broad declaration, this provision has long been interpreted by the Supreme Court to just outlaw “unreasonable” restraints of trade.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In particular, in December 2021, the DOJ and FTC hosted a virtual workshop that brought together policy experts and labor leaders to discuss efforts to promote competitive labor markets and worker mobility, including scrutinizing and limiting the use of restrictive covenants. its training procedures, and its off-boarding policies.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Sean Heather, US Chamber Senior Vice President for International Regulatory Affairs and Antitrust, “Today’s actions by the Federal Trade Commission to outright ban noncompete clauses in all employer contracts is blatantly unlawful. The same reasoning should apply here.

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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. Leave it to a Buckeye to see the FTC proposed ban through the lens of a college football fan.

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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.

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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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