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What the DOJ Annual Reports Reveal About Federal Trade Secret and IP Protection EffortsWhat the DOJ Annual Reports Reveal About Federal Trade Secret and IP Protection Efforts

Every year since 2009, the United State Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has published a report that details the actions the DOJ has taken to implement Title IV of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (“PRO IP Act”) . The PRO IP Act reports also summarizes efforts, activities, and resources that the DOJ has allocated for intellectual property enforcement. There are now a dozen PRO IP Act reports available on the DOJ’s website, and they offer useful insights into how the DOJ prioritizes the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the prosecution of those violating IP

The Defend Commerce Secrets and techniques Act and The way it Differs from State Commerce Secret Legal guidelinesThe Defend Commerce Secrets and techniques Act and The way it Differs from State Commerce Secret Legal guidelines

The Defend Commerce Secrets and techniques Act (DTSA) was enacted in 2016. The DTSA permits an proprietor of a commerce secret to sue in federal courtroom when searching for reduction for commerce secret misappropriation associated to a services or products in interstate or overseas commerce, and doesn’t preempt any state legislation. A aim of the DTSA is to “present a single, nationwide commonplace for commerce secret misappropriation with clear guidelines and predictability for everybody concerned.” S. Rep. No. 114-220, at 14 (2016). For almost all of the time, this aim is upheld. Other than establishing a relation to a services

Commerce Secrets and techniques Meals Struggle Spotlights Significance of Complete AgreementsCommerce Secrets and techniques Meals Struggle Spotlights Significance of Complete Agreements

A decide within the Northern District of Texas just lately declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. v. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al., alleging a pizza franchisee failed to keep up the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s commerce secrets and techniques after two associates inked a growth take care of competitor, Papa John’s. This case highlights the significance of complete agreements and the discount of settlement modifications to writing.

Starting in 2010, CiCi Enterprises[1] and Mucho Pizza, LLC[2] entered into 17 franchise agreements, which supplied Mucho Pizza entry to CiCi Enterprises’

Secrets Exposed: Trade Secrets, Trust, and a Multi-Million Dollar Lesson | Seyfarth ShawSecrets Exposed: Trade Secrets, Trust, and a Multi-Million Dollar Lesson | Seyfarth Shaw

At the beginning of the pandemic, concerns were raised that trade secret misappropriation might take a new form. Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same area had an increased opportunity to purloin confidential information that might not have been available to them previously.

But a recent case in Massachusetts highlights that this is not unique to pandemic-era work-from-home setups. While the events formed the basis of the dispute in BioPoint, Inc. v. Dickhaus et al. occurred during the pandemic, the facts reveal that information sharing between employees of competitors

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class ActionROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action

NEW YORK, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announced the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTAI) between December 15, 2021 and June 28, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move to Court no later than September 5, 2023.

SO WHAT: If you purchased BioXcel Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without

Law firm Paul Hastings extends hiring streak with Goodwin partner pair By ReutersLaw firm Paul Hastings extends hiring streak with Goodwin partner pair By Reuters


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Paul Hastings law firm in Washington, DC, US, August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

By Chinekwu Osakwe

(Reuters) – US law firm Paul Hastings said Thursday that it has hired two partners from rival Goodwin Procter as practice leaders in New York and Washington, DC

Seo Salimi is departing Goodwin after more than eight years to co-lead Paul Hastings’ equity capital markets and corporate life sciences practices in New York.

Salimi advises life sciences companies on initial public offerings, private placements, cross-border offerings, as well as capital raising strategies and US

ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Futu Holdings Limited Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action First Filed byROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Futu Holdings Limited Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action First Filed by

Published: Jun. 30, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT|Updated: 16 hours ago

NEW YORK, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminder purchasers of the securities of Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU) between April 27, 2020 and May 16, 2023both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important August 11, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline, in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Futu securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without

Reminder: Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Takes Effect on Saturday, July 1Reminder: Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Takes Effect on Saturday, July 1

As we previously reported, Minnesota will soon become only the fourth state (along with California, Oklahoma and North Dakota) to ban non-competitors.

The state’s new law renders void and unenforceable all covenants not to compete entered by employees or independent contractors on or after July 1, 2023. The only exceptions are noncompetitive agreements relating to the sale or dissolution of a business.

A “covenant not to compete” is defined in the statute to exclude non-disclosure and non-solicitation provisions, and the law states that no other provisions in an agreement containing a non-compete shall be affected. The law also prohibits …