Patent Applications, Intellectual Property Protection, Misappropriation

Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter | May 2025

Alston & Bird on 5/14/2025

Welcome to the Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, our review of decisions and trends in the intellectual property arena. In this edition, we learn that belated statements are not relevant but litigation funding...more

Preliminary Injunction Upheld in Trade Secret Dispute Despite Prior Publication

Weintraub Tobin on 1/27/2022

Publication of an algorithm prevents the algorithm from being a trade secret, right? Not necessarily. The Federal Circuit just reminded us that under certain circumstances that may not be the case. ...more

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Trade Secret Litigation Offers Creative Additional Option for Employers Asserting Patent...

Fisher Phillips on 12/1/2021

When most companies think about how to protect their proprietary information and inventions, the first (and most obvious) option is to file for patent protection. However, as recent court cases make clear, trade secret law...more

9th Circuit Upholds Continuing Use Doctrine Under the DTSA

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/18/2021

Recently, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a matter of first impression holding that an alleged misappropriation of a trade secret that occurred before the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was enacted in 2016 may form the basis...more

Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) on a Reduced Budget

Knobbe Martens on 5/1/2020

Shutdown orders due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic have created economic disruption, causing companies to scale back on intellectual property (IP) expense. This creates an opportunity to move ahead of the competition. This is...more

Intellectual Property 101 for Business Owners

Jaburg Wilk on 9/26/2019

Although many business owners have a general idea of what intellectual property is, most are not as familiar with the different types of intellectual property and what may be protected. This can be an expensive learning curve...more

Louisiana Federal Court Rules Information in Patent Application Remains Actionable Trade Secret Under DTSA

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/26/2019

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

A Patent Application Does Not Bar a DTSA Claim Update

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/27/2019

In Cajun Services Unlimited, LLC v. Benton Energy Service Company, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied a motion for summary judgment and held that material in a patent application can remain...more

Belt And Suspenders: Recent Federal Circuit Case Highlights Importance Of Using Trade Secret And Patent Protections For IP

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/19/2018

Many companies assume that they need to choose between patent protections or trade secret protections for their intellectual property, thereby foregoing an important tool in their arsenal to protect key company assets....more

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