Tag Archives: trade secrets

false claims about duration of business could be actionable

Posted on December 27, 2019 by rtushnet

SPS Technologies, LLC v. Briles Aerospace, Inc., 2019 WL 6841992, No. CV 18-9536-MWF (ASx) (C.D. Cal. Oct. 30, 2019) The parties compete in the market for high-strength aerospace fasteners. SPS, using information that is allegedly confidential/proprietary to it, makes the … Continue reading →

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ex-employees with new company trigger false advertising dispute (and submarine patent invalidity argument)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by rtushnet

AlterG, Inc. v. Boost Treadmills LLC, 2019 WL 4221599, No. 18-cv-07568-EMC (N.D. Cal. Sept. 5, 2019) The wildest allegation here involves former AlterG employees (who founded defendant Boost), one of whom allegedly got a journalist to write an article disclosing … Continue reading →

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Y/S/H Junior Faculty Forum, June 5-6 2019 Request for Submissions (including IP)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by rtushnet

Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum June 5-6, 2019, Yale Law School Yale, Stanford, and Harvard Law Schools announce the 20th session of the Junior Faculty Forum to be held at Yale Law School on June 5-6, 2019. The Forum’s objective is … Continue reading →

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Y/S/H Junior Faculty Forum, June 5-6 2019 Request for Submissions (including IP)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by rtushnet

Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum June 5-6, 2019, Yale Law School Yale, Stanford, and Harvard Law Schools announce the 20th session of the Junior Faculty Forum to be held at Yale Law School on June 5-6, 2019. The Forum’s objective is … Continue reading →

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IPSC session 3 (trade secret then copyright)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by rtushnet

Session 3: Trade Secrets, Courtney Cox, Can the Law Force You to Lie? The Use of Deceptive Precautions to Protect Trade Secrets Reasonable measures to protect the secret are generally required. Should you have to engage in deception, or deceptive … Continue reading →

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multi-million dollar award for trade secret theft & false advertising of “local” origin

Posted on April 5, 2018 by rtushnet

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Sycamore, 2018 WL 1578115, No. 13-cv-00749-DN-DBP (D. Utah Mar. 29, 2018) A relatively large trade secret/false advertising verdict in this case.  Bimbo prevailed at trial on its trade secret claim that Sycamore revealed Bimbo Bakeries’ … Continue reading →

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claiming to provide services then referring out can be false advertising, but P must still show harm

Posted on February 26, 2018 by rtushnet

Larry Pitt & Associates v. Lundy Law LLP, No.. 13-2398, — F.Supp.3d —-, 2018 WL 925011 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 15, 2018) The parties are Philadelphia-area law firms that advertise for personal injury, social security, and workers’ compensation cases. Pitt sued … Continue reading →

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Another IP plaintiff fails to show irreparable harm (false advertising/trade secret)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by rtushnet

Impax Media Inc. v. Northeast Advertising Corp., No. 17 Civ. 8272, 2018 WL 358284 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2018) Impax, which provides digital video screens that show ads (mostly in supermarkets), sought to enjoin defendants (AdCorp) from competing with Impax by … Continue reading →

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Allegedly false certification for competitor brings trade secret, deceptive practices claims

Posted on December 13, 2017 by rtushnet

Duro Corp. v. Canadian Standards Assoc., 2017 WL 6326862, No. 17 CV 1127 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 11, 2017) Duro, a distributor of high end gas ranges, sued the CSA, a nonprofit consumer product safety testing organization, for misappropriation of trade … Continue reading →

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To the spoliator does not go the victory in corporate betrayal case

Posted on November 20, 2017 by rtushnet

OmniGen Research, LLC v. Wang, No. 16-cv-268, 2017 WL 5505041 (D. Or. Nov. 16, 2017) After OmniGen successfully moved for a default judgment in its favor due to spoliation of evidence, the court awarded damages on OmniGen’s trade secret, false … Continue reading →

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