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Non-Disclosure Agreement Forum Selection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

En Banc Panel of Ninth Circuit Enforces Forum Selection Clause To Dismiss Derivative Securities Claims, Confirming Circuit Split

On June 1, 2023, an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a much-anticipated decision in Lee v. Fisher, No. 21-15923, enforcing a forum selection clause in Gap Inc.’s corporate bylaws that...more

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Minnesota Is Poised to Enact a Law Banning Virtually All Non-Compete Agreements

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A proposed law banning virtually all covenants not to compete (also known as non-compete agreements) is headed to the Minnesota State Senate and House of Representatives, where it is widely expected to pass.  Once it arrives...more

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Check All Your Contracts When You Don’t Have a Contract

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That title is not a typo. But, you may ask, how can you check a contract if you do not have one? And, why? Ok, so the title is a little tricky. But consider the situation below. In the negotiation of a complex contract,...more

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Two Federal Circuit Decisions Show Why Forum-Selection Clauses Require Clarity

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Two recent Federal Circuit decisions involved the interpretation of forum-selection clauses in non-disclosure agreements. In particular, the question was whether the forum selected by the parties prevented a party from...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions: Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd., 15...

Kannuu Pty Ltd. and Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd. entered into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as part of business discussions concerning Kannuu’s remote control search-and-navigation technology. The NDA contained a...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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Issue 36: PTAB Trial Tracker

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FORUM SELECTION CLAUSES MAY OR MAY NOT PRECLUDE PTAB REVIEW - In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. & Samsung Electronics America, Inc., No. 21-1638 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2021), the Federal Circuit considered...more

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NDA Forum Selection Clause Doesn’t Bar IPR in Response to Subsequent Infringement Suit

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction that would have forced the accused infringer to seek dismissal of its petitions for inter partes review (IPR) based on a...more

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IPR Proceedings Were Not Prohibited by a Forum Selection Clause in a Non-disclosure Agreement

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KANNUU PTY LTD. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Before Newman, Prost, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Summary: The forum selection clause in the parties'...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Can Forum Selection Clauses Preclude a PTAB Challenge?

Patent licenses, technology transfer agreements, and non-disclosure agreements often include forum selection clauses as a matter of course, and sometimes include an arbitration clause requiring private arbitration of...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Kannuu v. Samsung: Forum Selection Clause Did Not Prohibit IPR Challenges

In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No 19-civ-4297 (S.D.N.Y Jan. 19, 2021), the parties’ forum selection clause in their non-disclosure agreement did not prevent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) from...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Judge Ramos Finds Forum Selection Clause of NDA Implicates Confidentiality and Not IP Rights and Allows IPRs to Proceed

On January 19, 2021, United States District Judge Edgardo Ramos (S.D.N.Y.) denied Kannuu Pty Ltd. (“Kannuu”)’s motion for preliminary injunction and instead granted Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”)’s motion to stay...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PTAB Remains Unwilling to Deny Inter Partes Review Based on a Contractual Forum-Selection Clause

In a recent decision granting institution of an inter partes review (IPR), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reconfirmed that it will not deny an IPR petition just because the parties previously agreed to resolve their...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Forum Selection Clause, on Its Own, Does Not Bar PTAB from Instituting IPR Petition

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has rejected a patent owner’s argument that a forum selection clause found in a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) barred the Board from instituting a petition for inter partes review (IPR). ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Enforceability Errors: Avoiding a Common Pitfall in NDAs

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US parties should consider international arbitration, rather than standard NDA dispute resolution provisions, to resolve disputes that include a foreign counterparty. Key Points: ..Injunctive relief ordered by a US...more

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SDNY Rules Forum Selection Clause Does Not Bar IPR

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On July 2, 2019, Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion that denied a motion for a preliminary injunction ordering the defendant to withdraw its petitions for inter parties review (“IPR”) at the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Do NOT Give NDAs the Short Shrift

Several states have passed new laws restricting use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), making it timely for companies to review their policies and practices. Below are some general “best practices” related to NDAs. An NDA...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - January 2018

The January 2018 edition of the Employment Flash looks at the Department of Labor's (DOL) new seven-factor internship test, a provision in the new tax law that seeks to reduce the use of nondisclosure agreements in sexual...more

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Top Developments/Headlines in Trade Secret, Computer Fraud, and Non-Compete Law in 2016

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Continuing our annual tradition, we present the top developments/headlines for 2016 in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law. Please join us for our first webinar of the New Year on February 2, 2017, at 12:00 p.m....more

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