As a special feature of our blog –special guest postings by experts, clients, and other professionals –please enjoy this blog entry about the impact of software on IP strategy by technology lawyer and IP strategist Joren De Wachter. Joren serves as a Vice Chair with me on the ITechLaw Intellectual Property Law -Robert Milligan, Editor… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Uncategorized RSS FeedEmployers Thankful For New Second Circuit Non-Compete Decision
Posted in Non-Compete Enforceability, Practice & Procedure, Restrictive Covenants, UncategorizedBy Jessica Mendelson and Grace Chuchla Employers in the Second Circuit are thankful for a recent non-compete summary order in which the Court found that an employee’s challenge of his non-compete agreement by way of a preliminary injunction motion failed because he failed to show irreparable injury. Specifically, the Court found that an employee’s potential loss of income does not qualify as an irreparable injury in… Continue Reading
Sports Agent Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Dispute Heats Up in California
Posted in Computer Fraud, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Data Theft, Non-Compete Enforceability, Practice & Procedure, Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized, Unfair CompetitionBy Robert Milligan and Jessica Mendelson With the NBA basketball season almost upon us, a high profile legal battle between an aspiring NBA sports agent and his former agency continues to heat up in Los Angeles federal court. The case involves some interesting non-compete, trade secret, and privacy issues. In April 2012, we first alerted… Continue Reading
The Trade Secret Is In the Swirl Cupcake: Bakery Sues To Protect Its Signature Icing Topping
Posted in Practice & Procedure, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized, Unfair CompetitionBy James Yu Apparently it’s not just the sweet, delicious taste of Magnolia Bakery cupcakes that had people lining up in droves for a box or three since it opened its first store in Greenwich Village, New York over 15 years ago. According to a Complaint filed on September 20, 2012 by Magnolia, entitled Magnolia Intellectual… Continue Reading