News & Analysis as of

Manufacturers Intellectual Property Protection Misappropriation

Irwin IP LLP

District Court Injects Six Errors into Four-Factor Preliminary Injunction Test 

Irwin IP LLP on

Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow, Co. Ltd., 2024-1137 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2024) - The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) recently reversed the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (“District...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Automation, Electrification, and Connectivity: The Auto Industry in the ITC

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Automakers and their suppliers have long been participants in unfair trade investigations before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), but the scope and subject matter of automotive-related investigations is evolving....more

Kidon IP

Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Manufacturing Process & Personnel (Part 7)

Kidon IP on

After deciding on the basic corporate or contractual structure, the company should decide how best to strategically divide the manufacturing process. In the outsourced manufacturing context, the best process involves not only...more

Hogan Lovells

Trade-secret protections are getting stronger – and other IP trends chemical companies need to know

Hogan Lovells on

Trade secrets are fast becoming a crucial IP asset, and that’s good news for chemical companies – whose competitive advantage regularly comes not only from patented materials or products, but also erudite manufacturing...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Not so Pretty: Cosmetic Company Acquisitions Lead to Contentious Trade Secret Spat

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

At the end of 2019, Coty Inc. (“Coty”) expanded its brand portfolio by closing a notable $600 million deal for a majority stake in reality star Kylie Jenner’s young cosmetics company, King Kylie LLC (d/b/a Kylie Cosmetics)....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Counsel, No Lawsuit: Federal Court Tosses CBD Trade Secret Case

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

As we previously reported, CBD company Healthcare Resources Management Group, LLC (Healthcare Resources) filed an action in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida claiming trade secret misappropriation by...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

NGE IP Focus: Manufacturing

In this issue, we focus on the manufacturing industry, highlighting some recent legal decisions that illustrate the depth and breadth of legal issues encountered in the field. As these cases will show, automation creates...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Brand Protection: Looking Beyond Trademarks to A Broader Arsenal of Intellectual Property Tools

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Manufacturers may assume that protection of their brands can only be achieved through trademark protection of names, logos, and slogans. In fact, a broad arsenal of intellectual property tools is available to ensure that...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Don’t Rock The Boat: Eleventh Circuit Sinks Boatmaker’s Trade Secrets Claims Against Rival

On August 7, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendant in Yellowfin Yachts v. Barker Boatworks, LLC. Sending the rival high-end boatmakers back to shore after a two-year dispute, the Eleventh...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Accounts Frozen: DOJ Alleges Seven Defendants Conspired To Misappropriate Trade Secrets

Competition from Chinese companies shows no signs of slowing. Likewise, allegations of trade secret theft against Chinese companies are increasingly common. In this case, the U.S. Department of Justice linked allegations of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Wisconsin High Court Affirms High Summary Judgment Bar to Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Wisconsin affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant accused of conspiring to misappropriate its competitor’s trade secrets. By a 4-3 decision in...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Pooley’s Corner: Was America’s Industrial Revolution Based on Trade Secret Theft?

When I was in Geneva trying to engage developing countries about the value of robust IP laws, occasionally I heard a response like this: “What hypocrites you are! The U.S. economy got its start by stealing from abroad. Why...more

Cozen O'Connor

New Weapon For Manufacturers: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

Cozen O'Connor on

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”), which provides a federal civil cause of action to manufacturers for the misappropriation of trade secrets under the Economic...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

How Passage of Trade Secrets Act Will Help Manufacturers: An Update

Last month, we posted about the United States Senate’s passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. Breaking news: It passed. On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide