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Testing and trade secrets: marketing may eliminate rights

By Sean Patrick McGinley (US) on February 26, 2021 Posted in Advertising, Intellectual Property

Marketing testing procedures and results often provides compelling data to influence customer decisions. But, doing so may impede potential trade secret misappropriation claims. As further described below, a federal court recently granted summary judgment against a trade secret misappropriation claim because the company advertised information about testing equipment, operations, and outcomes. (S&G Labs Hawaii v. … Continue reading

Late-night law may have big impact on IP owners

By Tim Kenny (US), Alicia Groos (US), Sean Patrick McGinley (US) and Saul Perloff (US) on December 28, 2020 Posted in Copyright, Trademark

In a last minute effort to avoid a government shutdown, on December 21, 2020 Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.… Continue reading

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