Trade secret litigation is on the rise, and new case law related to enforceability has broad implications for how companies protect information that they consider to be trade secrets.
The Lex Machina 2020 Trade Secret...more
2/25/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exit Interviews ,
Former Employee ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Litigation ,
Technology ,
Trade Secrets
Written Description of Therapeutic Efficacy -
In two 2019 rulings, the Federal Circuit invoked the “written description requirement” of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to require evidentiary support for therapeutic efficacy. Now that the...more
2/24/2021
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Copyright ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Social Media ,
Trade Secrets ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
California’s Eraser Law: What IP Attorneys and Owners Need to Know -
Hector recently graduated from UC Berkeley and is anxious about his upcoming job interview. He is about to enter the adult world. But he has also got...more
6/23/2015
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Claim Construction ,
COPPA ,
Copyright Office ,
DMCA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facebook ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Induced Infringement ,
Laches ,
Minor Eraser Law ,
Misappropriation ,
Patents ,
Recruitment Incentives ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 101 ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Software ,
Takedown Notices ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Twitter
The America Invents Act (AIA) came into law back in September 2011, but it was not until last March that its provisions were completely phased in. The changes last year included not only the switch from a “first-to-invent” to...more
2/25/2014
/ America Invents Act ,
Beastie Boys ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Copyright ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fair Use ,
First-to-File ,
First-to-Invent ,
GoldieBlox ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
SCOTUS ,
STEM ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation
In This Bulletin:
- Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case
- Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the §...more
4/4/2013
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Mootness ,
Nike ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Performance Rights ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Transfer of Venue