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Articles by Warren Braunig
Trade Secrets Outlook: Cloudy with a Chance of Exposure
“Despite the added risks associated with cloud-based sharing, the good news is that there are a number of steps companies can take to minimize their trade-secret exfiltration risk or liability.” Cloud-based computing provides numerous benefits in today’s modern, hybrid work economy, such as allowing employees to work from anywhere, to seamlessly transition between home and office, and to more efficiently collaborate with colleagues and partners.
'Teradyne' and the Fair Use Defense in Software Copyright Cases
Last month, in an unpublished memorandum disposition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a significant district court decision granting summary judgment, on fair use grounds, to a software company that had copied portions of its competitor’s copyrighted computer code. Teradyne v. Astronics, 9th Cir. No. 24-239, C.D. Cal. No. CV 20-2713. The decision illustrates the potential strength of the fair use defense in software cases, even in those involving direct competitors.
Who’s Laughing Now? Trademark, Parody Products, and the First Amendment
Everyone loves parody products, those clever almost-branded gifts that draw in a customer, whether online or in a brick-and-mortal store. Everyone, that is, except the trademark owner. In a recent trademark case, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for big brands to enforce their trademarks against joke products.
Who’s Laughing Now? Trademark, Parody Products, and the First Amendment
Everyone loves parody products, those clever almost-branded gifts that draw in a customer, whether online or in a brick-and-mortal store. Everyone, that is, except the trademark owner. In a recent trademark case, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for big brands to enforce their trademarks against joke products.
Can’t You Take a Joke? Parody Products and Trademark Law in the Wake of the Jack Daniel’s Decision
Last month, in a case “about dog toys and whiskey,” the Supreme Court weakened—but did not eliminate—First Amendment protections for parody use of others’ trademarks (Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products,— U.S. —, No. 22-148 (2022)).
What the Defend Trade Secrets Act Means for California
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