Addressing claims of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the...more
Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC v. Noder -
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act’s (UTSA) displacement provision creates an exclusive cause of action for claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets and preempts...more
New Castle Beverage, Inc. v. Spicy Beer Mix, Inc. -
In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeal of the State of California’s Second Appellate District affirmed the lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction...more
In This Issue:
Patents -
Supreme Court: State Court Has Jurisdiction over a Legal Malpractice Claim; Nothing Non-Obvious About Applying Pre-Existing Technology to the Internet; The Federal Circuit Is Not the...more
2/28/2013
/ Adverse Inference Instructions ,
America Invents Act ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Covenant Not to Sue ,
Design Patent ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Direct Infringement ,
First-to-File ,
Gunn v Minton ,
Infringement ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mattel ,
MGA Entertainment ,
Misappropriation ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Reform ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks