Insights & Tips
May 17, 2022 The April 14th decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery sheds new light on the consequences for non-compliance with confidentiality provisions in employment contracts, mainly that there are few if any at all. The case, AlixPartners v. Mo …
March 8, 2022 Art, viewed throughout human history as one of the fundamental forms of human expression, cannot be machine-made or machine-conceived according to the US Copyright Office. The human consciousness behind creativity is a prerequisite to a w …
UPDATE: May 6, 2022 Judge Jed Rakoff of the US District Court in Manhattan issued a decision this week rejecting Mason Rothschild’s motion to dismiss the Herès Paris complaint about trademark infringement of their Birkin handbag. A full opinion with th …
January 24, 2022 Trade Secrets, by their very nature, are intended to be kept secret and derive value from being undisclosed. However, during the litigation of a trade secret misappropriation case or severance from an employee with whom such secrets we …
November 28, 2021 – Seyfarth’s legal blog, Trading Secrets, offers insights into Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud. Their recent post, by Alex Meier, questions whether or not you want a jury trial in a non-compete or trade secrets case an …
November 28, 2021 – DE Court’s Decision Limits Former Directors’ Access to Privileged Information: Ballard Spahr LLP published an article on JD Supra about a recent Delaware Chancery Court decision to block access to privileged communications, between …
October 29, 2021- Floyd Abrams’s Important NYT Guest Essay Warns that the Supreme Court “Faces a Huge Test on Libel Law” An October 22nd Op Ed in the New York Times by Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment lawyer whose firm occasionally represents the newsp …
October 29, 2021- FTC Warning and Stricter Enforcement of §5 of the FTC Act Regarding Deceptive Online Endorsements According to Proskauer, a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission has been sent to more than 700 companies and shows a move toward …
October 18, 2021- Sullivan & Worcester highlight proposed regulations of the antiques and art markets in their latest article about the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network notice of proposed regulations from September 24th. T …
October 5, 2021- Facebook is not “off the hook” after the Third Circuit ruled Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act does not protect the social media giant from liability in the use of a news anchor’s image in ads for adult dating services on i …
October 4, 2021- The New York International Arbitration Center’s (NYIAC) press release on September 21st confirmed New York City as a leader in International Arbitration and solidified the city’s growth in the area. The International Court of Arbitrati …
May 6, 2021 – Proskauer recently issued an interesting article about the Federal Circuit’s reversal of a $66 million judgment in the District Court of Delaware in favor of Olaplex, Inc., which had alleged claims of patent infringement and trade secret …
