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Established 25 years ago at the turn of the century by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World IP Day celebrates the unique contributions made by global inventors and creators. Over the past half century,...more
While trade secret law may not get as much attention as copyright battles, it’s going to be a major player in the future of AI. With decades of legal development, it’s an essential area where companies will need to protect...more
Legal regimes are shifting, including in the intellectual property world as businesses increasingly seek the protection of trade secrets rather than patents to secure their confidential information. When the Defend Trade...more
Kilpatrick partners Joel Bush and Michele Floyd recently presented at the 20th annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) on “Trade Secret Update: 2024 Legal Developments and Trends.” This session...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission narrowly approved a rule banning most non-competition agreements. The rule, set to go into effect on September 4, 2024, prohibits employers from including non-compete provisions...more
In a rare Federal Circuit decision under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq., the court reversed the grant of a preliminary injunction by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ...more
In today’s highly competitive business environment, it is crucial for a company to safeguard its intellectual property to maintain a competitive edge and ensure long-term success. But what is the best way to do that? ...more
A trade secret owner must file a civil action under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) within three years of when the alleged trade secret misappropriation “is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should...more
Trade secrets have become a de facto intellectual property right for securing valuable artificial intelligence information. Despite regulatory trends toward greater transparency of AI models, federal policy acknowledges,...more
Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. As the U.S....more
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the remarkable ability to develop novel solutions to problems, and patent law has historically protected those solutions. Under current statutes and jurisprudence, however, only...more
Congratulations! Your startup is developing a revolutionary product or service that has the potential to transform an industry. Whatever the nature of that new product or service, at its core is an innovation – perhaps an...more
From the initial design plans, to the choice and fabrication of materials, to the finished project, there are many components of a construction or infrastructure project that can give rise to intellectual property (“IP”)...more
After a four day bench trial on August 10, 2021, a Houston federal judge ruled that the conceptual designs an oil and gas manufacturing company disclosed to its erstwhile collaborator under an NDA were not eligible for trade...more
The lithium-ion battery, introduced commercially in 1991, revolutionized the consumer electronics industry. Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy...more
Trade secrets and patents offer very different forms of protection, with different pros and cons. A trade secret may last indefinitely, while a patent has a fixed term of 20 years. Independent reinvention is permissible under...more
Just five years ago, on May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA”). This important legislation created a new, federal civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. The DTSA...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit held that the continued use doctrine is available under the DTSA, and the court permitted a plaintiff to raise a DTSA claim for misappropriation of trade...more
This article is based on a presentation made at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2020 Annual Meeting. Creighton Frommer, Chief IP, Technology & Procurement Counsel at RELX, and Melissa Fruge, Chief Legal Officer at...more
Why should companies considering trade secret litigation consider their patent portfolios? After all, trade secrets, by definition, are secret. They have value in the marketplace by virtue of not being disclosed. And like the...more
As companies increasingly employ multiple legal regimes to protect IP, defendants face an increase in combination litigation, where they need to simultaneously fend off a combination of trade secret, patent and copyright...more
From the Google v. Oracle case pending at the Supreme Court to disputes proliferating in district courts across the country, parties are increasingly using overlapping and disparate causes of action to protect their IP. As...more
To launch our video series on trade secret protection, Jones Day Intellectual Property partner Randy Kay explains how trade secret misappropriation cases differ from patent disputes. Strategic issues discussed include trade...more
A trade secret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. Due in...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently held that, under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836, et seq., information included in a patent application remains an actionable...more