Concerns about trade secret theft have been increasing in both the United States and Europe in recent years. Traditionally, American law disfavored trade secret protection vis à vis patenting on the basis that publication of...more
9/22/2016
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Ex Parte ,
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Private Right of Action ,
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Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
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Young Lawyers
2016 has been a year of IP changes and these changes have had an effect upon biotechnology as well as trade secrets.
Patents: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Grant Cert. In Ariosa v. Sequenom?
Ariosa v. Sequenom was...more
6/7/2016
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Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
DNA ,
European Patent Office ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Patent Litigation ,
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Concerns about trade secret theft have been increasing in recent years and the America Invents Act included provisions that reduced the commercial risks that a business would run by trying to keep inventions as trade secrets...more