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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

As an added bonus, participants will have the exclusive opportunity to attend a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

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Transatlantic Dialogue Workshop, Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School Part 1: Overarching Questions

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GDPR has become a gold standard but how much do we know about whether it’s enforced or whether it makes any difference in people’s actual level of privacy? US pushes to provide alternative standards—crossborder privacy regulation as an alternative. Europeans don’t think the regulators will be unreasonable.

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Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements; Recent Input from the DOJ

LexBlog IP

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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2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings

Trading Secrets

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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2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings

LexBlog IP

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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Transatlantic Dialogue Workshop, Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School Part 2: Data Access

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Impulse Statement: Sean Flynn: Data protection can be seen as protecting right to privacy but can interfere with right to research. Duty to protect: duty to regulate third parties—protecting both privacy rights and researchers in data held by third parties. How far that goes (overriding contracts, © claims, TPMs) is unclear.

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FTC reviews non-compete agreements: An Update On The Future Of Restrictive Covenants Following The Biden Administration’s Proposed Curtailment and Safeguarding of Proprietary Information

LexBlog IP

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.”