The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in fraud by wrongdoers seeking to profit off public panic and strained resources. One such example is asserted in the lawsuit filed by global health care company Abbott Laboratories...more
On May 21, 2020, the Copyright Office issued a Report on the DMCA (“Report”) expressing the view that case law applying the DMCA’s safe harbor provision have fallen out of balance, tilting too far in favor of online platforms...more
7/9/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Media ,
DMCA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Machine Learning ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Safe Harbors ,
Takedown Notices ,
Websites
MillerCoors (beer maker of Coors Light and Miller Lite) and Anheuser-Busch (“AB”) (competing beer maker of Bud Light) have been embroiled in a contentious federal district court litigation in the W.D. of Wisconsin since March...more
11/25/2019
/ Advertising ,
Beer ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Counterclaims ,
Dilution ,
False Advertising ,
Goods or Services ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misleading Statements ,
Retail Market ,
Super Bowl ,
Trademarks
Developments in technology have led to advanced ways of protecting trade secrets. In an age where passwords, metadata, and paper trails are often the stories told to demonstrate misappropriation, it may seem that trade...more
A $700 million jury award for trade secrets misappropriation and fraud is the product of a collusive scheme to deceive the jury, claims title insurance and valuations provider Amrock, formerly known as Title Source, in its...more
In a testament to the wide breadth of potential trade secret protection to any number of industries, a court in the Western District of Washington denied a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss Seattle Sperm Bank’s (SSB) DTSA and...more
8/22/2018
/ Confidential Information ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Standard Operating Procedures ,
State and Local Government ,
Trade Secrets ,
UTSA
A recent case in Florida is a reminder that when dealing with government entities, trade secrets may be disclosed to the public, especially if that information has been aggregated. ...more
1/26/2018
/ Airports ,
Appeals ,
Audit Reports ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Government Entities ,
Misappropriation ,
Order to Produce ,
Public Records ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Ridesharing ,
Sharing Economy ,
Taxi Cabs ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transportation Industry ,
Uber
Just as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has shown a keen interest in better understanding policy concerns and the needs of business stakeholders in the area of trade secrets against the backdrop of a new federal law, the...more
In a dispute over ripped off recipes, counsel for victorious plaintiff Dalmatia Import Group hailed the jury verdict as the first of its kind under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, as we previously reported. Not so fast, sulked...more
After a long political season that took many twists and turns due in part to revelations from WikiLeaks, the holiday season finally arrived. For many, that meant family traditions, time away from work, and massive amounts of...more
Since the early days of this blog, we’ve been covering the ongoing legal battle involving ex-Korn Ferry recruiter David Nosal as it winds its way through the courts. The latest chapter in this saga came on December 8, 2016,...more
12/22/2016
/ Appeals ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Facebook ,
Information Sharing ,
Passwords ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Terms of Service ,
Trade Secrets ,
US v Nosal
Over the years, it has proven difficult to fit software in any one category of IP protection. And while software’s ability to seemingly transcend patents, copyright, and trade secrets provides software developers and...more
On February 2, 2016, Georgia State Senator Hunter Hill introduced Senate Bill 321 in the Georgia Senate. The bill is entitled “Commerce and Trade; state government; protections against public disclosure of certain...more
On October 20, 2015, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Round II of United States v. David Nosal. Both sides generally stuck with arguments from their briefs, with Nosal’s counsel arguing that...more
Oral arguments for the next round in United States v. Nosal have been set for October 20, 2015 at the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. So we figured it may be a good time to review both sides’ arguments related to the...more
A 22-year-old Canadian hacker has been sentenced to federal prison by a Delaware court for engaging in a conspiracy to break into the computer networks of several large gaming companies, to steal trade secret and other...more
Heli-skiing: it’s the holy grail for thrill-seeking skiers and snowboarders. Ride to the roof of the world aboard a helicopter. Descend thousands of vertical feet through fresh, untracked powder. No lift lines, no ski...more
Ah, what would corporations give to be able to have trade secret protections for their information simply by declaring it a trade secret? For oil refineries in California, that dream may now be a reality....more
Should restaurateurs wonder each time they hire someone: Will this person steal their recipes — the bread and butter of their business?...more