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Mar 22, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Joseph Grasser
Our colleagues at Employment Law World recently blogged about a recent trade secrets decision from the Northern District of California, Apple v. Rivos. The case involved a common fact pattern: numerous employees were hired away from Apple by Rivos and Apple brought claims for trade secret misappropriation (among others). The court dismissed the claims against Rivos and provides important guidance that other companies can take to try and limit their liability in potential trade secret claims.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Karen Wentzel |Joseph Grasser |Michael Carlin
Your General Counsel receives a “cease and desist” letter from a competitor, alleging that the company’s new hire from that competitor has taken trade secrets and accusing the company of misappropriation. Your company has no need for those trade secrets and wants to compete fairly. What steps can be taken to forestall litigation? A recent ruling from the Northen District of California, Apple v. Rivos,2023 WL 5183034, at *11 (N.D. Cal. Aug.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Scott Warren |Joseph Grasser
On January 23, 2024, the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA) released its draft “Approach to AI and Copyright” for public comment, to clarify how ingestion and output of copyrighted materials in Japan should be considered. On February 29, 2024, after considering nearly 25,000 comments, additional changes were made. This document, created by an ACA committee, will likely be adopted by the ACA in the next few weeks.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Karen Wentzel |Joseph Grasser
Your General Counsel receives a “cease and desist” letter from a competitor, alleging that the company’s new hire from that competitor has taken trade secrets and accusing the company of misappropriation. Your company has no need for those trade secrets and wants to compete fairly. What steps can be taken to forestall litigation? A recent ruling from the Northen District of California, Apple v. Rivos,2023 WL 5183034, at *11 (N.D. Cal. Aug.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph Grasser
Skip to main content March 09, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 69 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph Grasser
In Waterdrop Microdrink GmbH v. Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd., the District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to compel compliance with a subpoena relating to a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) proceeding, because the subpoena was never signed by the Clerk of the Court — despite the fact that the Board’s own operating manual, the Trademark Board Manual of Procedure (“TBMP”), states that a subpoena in a TTAB proceeding could simply be signed by an attorney.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph Grasser
While the enforcement of non-compete clauses (“noncompetes”) varies in jurisdictions across the country, California has a longstanding history of disfavoring them and championing a pro-employee-mobility work environment. Two laws were recently passed – Assembly Bill 1076 and Senate Bill 699 – expanding the scope of California’s prohibition on noncompetes and exposing companies to a heightened risk of liability.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nicholas P. Zalany |Joseph Grasser
Last Fall in this space, we discussed the U.S. Copyright
Office's AI Initiative launched in early 2023. Among
other things, the Initiative's portal compiles registration
decisions for AI-generated materials. Particularly instructive is a
December 11, 2023 decision by the Copyright Review Board
affirming the denial of registration to an AI-generated artwork.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Ryan Bykerk |Philip Person |Nicholas P. Zalany |Joseph Grasser
USCIS previously deferred its proposed filing fee increase until early 2024 – and the increase might be coming out very soon! This increase will come on top of the increased premium processing fees that will go into effect on Feb. 26, 2024. The premium processing fee increase is approximately 12%. Some of the proposed general filing fee increases went well beyond that. The agency’s budget is fee-based and the increased fees were proposed to recover operating costs and decrease backlogs.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Nicholas P. Zalany |Joseph Grasser
Last Fall in this space, we discussed the U.S. Copyright Office’s AI Initiative launched in early 2023. Among other things, the Initiative’s portal compiles registration decisions for AI-generated materials. Particularly instructive is a December 11, 2023 decision by the Copyright Review Board affirming the denial of registration to an AI-generated artwork.
