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Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Obligations Concerning Manufacturer’s Employees and Contractors (Part 11)

Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Obligations Concerning Manufacturer’s Employees and Contractors (Part 11)

While not always possible given local labor laws, to the extent possible, the company should require the manufacturer to adopt protocols to govern a termination of the manufacturer’s employees


Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: The Manufacturer Relationship (Part 10)

Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: The Manufacturer Relationship (Part 10)

The outsourced manufacturing agreement should require procedures that limit access to the company’s confidential information to specific


Employees or Independent Contractor Generated IP

Employees or Independent Contractor Generated IP

This post will provide an overview of key IP issues encountered when dealing with employees and independent contractors.


The ACT | APPLE Association Charade

The ACT | APPLE Association Charade

Apple and the Fearsome five are doing it again.   The same people who pushed the fallacious “troll bogeyman”; engaged in PTAB proxy warfare


The IEEE 2015 Patent Policy – A Natural Experiment in Devaluing Technology

The IEEE 2015 Patent Policy – A Natural Experiment in Devaluing Technology

While most are unlikely to be familiar with the standards development organization IEEE-SA, everyone is familiar with its flagship standard IEEE 802.11, more commonly referred to by its brand name Wi-Fi, that is utilized by billions of people daily.


Meet the IP Thought Leaders: Ozer M. N. Teitelbaum

Meet the IP Thought Leaders: Ozer M. N. Teitelbaum

Over the course of my 20+ years practicing law, I have had the honor of working with many individuals at the cutting edge of all aspects of intellectual property.


The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff

The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff

If you follow statements of antitrust agencies the world over – even as far away as China and Korea


A Rotten Apple Standard

A Rotten Apple Standard

Well it finally happened. Notwithstanding the settlement with Apple, the district court overseeing the FTC’s case against Qualcomm issued a blistering, 233 page opinion against Qualcomm’s SEP licensing practices.


HR and Trade Secret Asset Management

HR and Trade Secret Asset Management

While the laws governing trade secrets differ slightly from country-to-country, common among nearly all these laws is that a trade secret is any information that is:


What is a Trade Secret Audit and Why Get One?

What is a Trade Secret Audit and Why Get One?

At first blush an audit sounds expensive, distracting and unnecessary. Let’s face it, we live in the age of the long tail