Tag Archives: trade secrets

Don’t sell a business and then keep running it

Posted on October 17, 2016 by rtushnet

Electrology Laboratory, Inc. v. Kunze, 169 F.Supp.3d 1119 (D. Colo. 2016) Larry Paul Kunze a/k/a Lorenzo Kunzel sold his family business, plaintiff ELI (d/b/a Rocky Mountain Laser College/RMLC), “but couldn’t give it up. So, as the evidence revealed, even while … Continue reading →

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Sociology and Psychology of IP, Session 3: What can we learn from IP-free zones?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rtushnet

Discussion leaders: Kate Darling: attribution as something that people want rather than money in “negative spaces.” They know they can monetize their reputations.  Systems of self-governance often differ from those of formal law.  Attribution preference is not just about fairness/ego. … Continue reading →

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Sociology and Psychology of IP, Session 3: What can we learn from IP-free zones?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rtushnet

Discussion leaders: Kate Darling: attribution as something that people want rather than money in “negative spaces.” They know they can monetize their reputations.  Systems of self-governance often differ from those of formal law.  Attribution preference is not just about fairness/ego. … Continue reading →

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Showing irreparable harm isn’t easy

Posted on January 25, 2016 by rtushnet

Pruvit Ventures, Inc. v. ForeverGreen International LLC, — F.Supp.3d —-, 2015 WL 9876952 No. 15-CV-571 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 23, 2015) (magistrate judge)   Defendants moved for a preliminary injunction on their counterclaims involving dietary suppplements.  Defendant Axcess is the exclusive … Continue reading →

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In which I win a motion to intervene

Posted on November 2, 2015 by rtushnet

Actually, my fine attorneys at Public Citizen have prevailed in my motion to intervene in SanMedica v. Amazon, the case in which the court found sufficient evidence of likely confusion under the 10th Circuit’s 1-800 Contacts rule without telling us … Continue reading →

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CFP 2015: Internet content blocking by the ITC

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference 2015 Internet Content Blocking by the U.S. International Trade Commission.   In April 2014, a little-known agency called the U.S. International Trade Commission handed itself power to block data on the Internet. Internet companies fear … Continue reading →

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DMCA doesn’t block reverse engineering of vehicle diagnosis software but TM might

Posted on October 5, 2015 by rtushnet

Ford Motor Co. v. Autel US Inc., No.14-13760 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 3015)   Apart from cars and trucks, Ford sells automotive repair products. Among them is Ford’s Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS system) which diagnoses potential problems with Ford vehicles … Continue reading →

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Notice and Notice Failure at BU, Panel 4

Posted on September 25, 2015 by rtushnet

Orly Lobel – Enforceability TBD: From Status to Contract in IP and Human Capital Law   Noncompete agreements: used to blur lines of IP regimes, make it harder to tell what is owned/ownable.  Trade secret lawsuits are used in anticompetitive … Continue reading →

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Another circuit agrees that Dastar-barred claims can’t be repled as false advertising

Posted on August 7, 2015 by rtushnet

Kehoe Component Sales Inc. v. Best Lighting Products, Inc., — F.3d —-, No. 14–3347, 2015 WL 4635824 (6th Cir. Aug. 5, 2015)   Best asked Kehoe (“Pace”) to make specialized lighting products for Best.  After Pace made enough units to … Continue reading →

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ISHTIP at Penn, part 2

Posted on July 22, 2015 by rtushnet

Early Career, Panel 2 | Fiona Macmillan (Birkbeck, University of London), Moderator   Monica Huerta (Duke University) | Some Singularities, Like the Human Face   Famous Sarony photo of Oscar Wilde: signature at bottom is photographer’s.  Problem of photographic copyright, … Continue reading →

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