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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

4 Tips for Protecting Your AI Products

First of all, protect your intellectual property. You are at your core an IP business. The algorithms, the processes, the confidential information behind your products are all intellectual property, so consider how to protect...more

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Protecting trade secrets and confidential business information in Canada

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Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before USPTO

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidance on the use of artificial intelligence-based tools in patent practice to inform practitioners of important issues when using Artificial Intelligence (AI)...more

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Prior Art and Public Availability: Key Decisions in German Patent Litigation

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The Situation: Even after the introduction of the European Unitary Patent Court, Germany remains a key battleground in major patent litigations. In the bifurcated German litigation system, nullity cases are heard before the...more

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FTC Proposes Non-Compete Ban

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Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had voted to essentially ban all non-compete agreements in the United States. Specifically, the FTC issued a final proposed rule banning new non-competes...more

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

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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

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

Mastering the Recipe of Food Technology Intellectual Property

Patents are increasingly being used to protect innovation in the food technology space. Food technology companies should carefully decide whether to use patents or trade secrets to protect their proprietary assets. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating the AI Frontier: Legal and Operational Insights Into Generative AI

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In our ever-changing technological environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to exert its influence on numerous sectors, revolutionizing our approach to work. As businesses and organizations worldwide adopt...more

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

Why Privacy And Trade Secret Law Are On A Collision Course

Can privacy law and trade secret law coexist, or is compliance with both impossible? We are experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, driven by the rise in data and connectivity, analytics and artificial intelligence....more

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Do You Have the Rights? How to Maintain Investor Confidence When Using Third-party Intellectual Property

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Imagine the following scenario: You, as the founder of a business, have spent the past three years building your company. You have been bootstrapping until now, but the company is at a crossroads and in order to grow the...more

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How Intellectual Property Fits in Cloud Computing and SaaS Business Models

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Various types of intellectual property (IP) can provide companies protection of innovations and maintain or expand competitive advantages. For companies that operate using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies and/or...more

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Disclosures Under Joint Defense Agreement Were Not A Protective Order Violation

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STATIC MEDIA LLC v. LEADER ACCESSORIES LLC - Before Dyk, Reyna, and Taranto.  Appeal from the Western District of Wisconsin. Summary: It was an abuse of discretion to hold a party in contempt for an alleged protective...more

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Key Takeaways from AmericaMakes: 2022 RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Conference

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Industry Insights, Protecting Your Property/Information and Building a Foundation for Compliance with Labor and Employment Laws - On May 17-19, 2022, the AmericaMakes: RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing Conference was...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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Trade Secret or Patent?

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Business owners often ask whether they should protect their intellectual property with a trade secret or a patent. The answer is: It depends. What Can Be Protected? The first thing to consider is what it is that...more

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Secret Hair Don’t Care: When NDAs Fail to Protect Trade Secrets

In a significant recent decision, the Federal Circuit reversed a $66 million judgment against L’Oreal USA, Inc. for patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation asserted by Olaplex, Inc. The case arose as a result of...more

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

IP Assignment Considerations for Emerging Companies

Founders of an emerging company must decide early on in its growth cycle whether to require employees to assign their inventions (including rights to patent and patent applications –collectively “patent rights”) to the...more

International Lawyers Network

Protecting Confidential Information in Canada: Is there a Better Way?

The British Columbia decision Equustek Solutions Inc. v Jack highlights the difficult, time consuming, and expensive exercise that organizations may find themselves in when an employee misuses confidential information. In...more

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Federal Circuit Review - December 2020

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Non-Disclosure Agreement Controls Ownership of Patents Arising From Confidential Information Received Thereunder - In Sionyx LLC v. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Appeal No. 19-2359, the Federal Circuit held that a party who...more

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Non-Disclosure Agreement Controls Ownership of Patents Arising From Confidential Information Received Thereunder

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SIONYX LLC v. HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Before Lourie, Reyna, and Wallach. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Summary: A party who discloses confidential information pursuant to a NDA...more

International Lawyers Network

Protecting Your IP: Social Media Dos and Don’ts

Social media continues to offer an invaluable platform for natural products brands to engage and expand their customer base. In these times, consumers are using social media more and more—particularly on their mobile...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Fact-Specific Inquiry: Deciding Between Trade Secret and Patent Protection

Innovations that are eligible for patent protection are often vital to a company’s revenue stream and profitability, but in some cases, opting for trade secret protection is a better strategic choice. Although some types...more

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JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Trade Secret Enforcement in Spain

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Spain's Trade Secrets Law, enacted in early 2019, is expected to bring about significant changes to the country's business environment. Partner Marta Delgado Echevarría talks about the new protections in place for trade...more

Troutman Pepper

The Obligation to Submit Agreements in IPRs Is Broad

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DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC, IPR2018-01412, -01525 (June 14, 2019) - On June 11, 2020, the PTAB designated as precedential its 2019 decision in DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC. The decision concerns the scope of...more

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