Intellectual Property Protection, Willful Misconduct

California Supreme Court holds that limitations of liability provisions are unenforceable for willful conduct under Civil Code...

Clark Hill PLC on 5/2/2025

In response to a request from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to interpret the scope of California Civil Code section 1668 and its rule that parties may not contract away liability for “willful injury to the person or...more

The Nittany Lions Are the Champs … Trademark Champs - The Katten Kattwalk/Kattison Avenue | Issue 4

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/30/2025

Many eyes were on the Nittany Lions this past year as sports pundits speculated The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) would make it to the College Football National Championship. But those with an interest in...more

Putting the Uniformity Back in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act: Sixth Circuit Rules Breach of Contract Claims Can Still Be Used to...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/26/2024

Trade secrets are the lifeblood of any business. Across industries and states, companies safeguard a wealth of critical information that provides a competitive edge. Perhaps the most famous example is Coca-Cola’s secret...more

Avoiding Demurrer: Properly Pleading Inequitable Conduct

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 8/9/2024

Properly pleading inequitable conduct claims is a challenge, a challenge that can be met with early due diligence and attention to detail in your pleading....more

Court Sanctions Defendant for Failure to Preserve Text Messages in Copyright Infringement Suit Brought by Prince’s Estate

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/20/2019

This is what it sounds like, when sanctions are granted. In March 2019, a federal judge in Minnesota sanctioned Defendants for their failure to preserve text messages in a copyright infringement suit brought in part by the...more

Consequential Damage Disclaimers in Supply Agreements

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/14/2018

This is the million (sometimes multimillion) dollar question. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, consequential damages are “losses that do not flow directly and immediately from an injurious act but that result indirectly...more

Judge Awards New Damages, Attorneys' Fees to Stinson Leonard Street Client Cobalt Boats

Stinson LLP on 11/6/2017

ST. LOUIS (Nov. 3, 2017)—A federal judge in Virginia enhanced damages and awarded attorneys' fees to Stinson Leonard Street client Cobalt Boats in a patent infringement case this week against Brunswick Corp., a competing boat...more

NLRB General Counsel's Recent Report on Work Rules Tracks Areas to Watch - Employers of Union and Non-Union Work Forces Need to Be...

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/19/2015

For the last several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the "Board") has engaged in a well-publicized expansion of scrutiny for employer work rules and has liberally identified those rules that it believes...more

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