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Recap! Trade Secret Protection and Future Technology | Seyfarth Shaw

Webinar Recap! Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022 | Seyfarth Shaw

Seyfarth attorneys Joshua Salinas and Michael Wexler and digital forensic technologist James Vaughn (iDiscovery Solutions) presented a webinar on December 19, 2022, entitled, “Trade Secret Protection: Through the pandemic and beyond.” The experienced panel discussed the latest developments and trends in trade secret protection as businesses look to reestablish themselves in a post-pandemic world, including:

  • Workplace hot topics, such as the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, and the new Work From Home and Hybrid-Work world
  • Heightened risks and best practices for trade secret protection with a more remote workforce and digital expansion
  • Forensic preservation, collection, and presentation considerations
  • Predictions about the
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Mital Patel practices and educates the law

Mital Patel, 39, founder, TriAmicus Law, PLLC

40 Under 40 Class of 2022 member Mital Patel, managing partner at TriAmicus Law, PLLC.

40 Under 40 Class of 2022 member Mital Patel, managing partner at TriAmicus Law, PLLC.

While juggling her own law firm and two kids, Mital Patel entrenched himself in the business world.

Using her skills, she’s grown her law firm over the past three years, working with nonprofit organizations and small businesses alike.

She hopes to continue working to improve the community around her with the work she does, while also working towards meeting people’s legal needs.

When you reflect on your career so far, which achievement stands out the most?

In early

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NY Appellate Court Upholds Damages for Partial Takings

This post was authored by Ashlee Vega- Slattery, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

The question in 20 Rewe Street, LTD v State of New York is whether a landowner was adequately compensated by the State for the partial taking of their Brooklyn property. The property, located in a manufacturing/industrial zone and totaling 39,900 square feet, was primarily unimproved; it consists only of a concrete wall and chain-link fence, and was used for storage and parking. In January of 2012, the New York State Department of Transportation seized 27,041 square feet from the northern side of the property, leaving

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The AI Act and European Health Data Space Proposal: Seeing ‘AI to AI’ With Each Other?

The AI Act and European Health Data Space Proposal: Seeing ‘AI to AI’ With Each Other?Over the past few months, general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a hot topic for policymakers. The ‘AI hype’ that followed the seemingly immediate success of the conversational bot ChatGPT has led to renewed calls for regulation in the EU, placing Large Language Models (LLMs) in the spotlight. Such models, which can be described as a subset of general-purpose AI that can process and generate human-like text, are increasingly being integrated into various industries. Healthcare is no exception, with potential applications ranging from clinical and operational decision-making to patient engagement. AI enthusiasts hope that LLMs will enable better communication

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Dior Did Not SADDLE on Distinctive Character of Its Iconic Bag

Another unfavorable decision on non-traditional trade marks has landed, now in relation to Dior’s iconic Saddle bag. The EUIPO’s Second Board of Appeal decided that Dior’s Saddle bag is not distinctive with respect to handbags. The decision is seen as surprising yet not unpredictable, given the recent history of unsuccessful trade mark applications for 3D signs (for example, see our previous article on the Moon Boot case here).

The Dior Saddle bag first appeared in the Spring 2000 ready-to-wear collection. The bag immediately became a much-wanted piece worn by many celebrities. After many years, it was brought back into the

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DB Symmetry Ltd and another v Swindon Borough Council [2022] UKSC 33 – UKSC Blog

This appeal is concerned with the meaning of a condition that was attached to the grant of planning permission for a development site in the outskirts of Swindon. The proposed development included two roads, a “North-South access road” which ran southward from a new junction with the A420 and continued to the southern boundary of the site, and an “East-West spine road” which ran to the eastern boundary of the site from a roundabout on the North-South access road. The appellant’s planning committee granted outline planning permission for the site subject to a number of conditions. Condition 39 read as

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Online Bootcamp on Mediation Advocacy by Accords International and ADR Cell MAIMS › The Legal Lock

About Accords International

Accords International (AcIn) is the world’s premier organization working in conflict resolution. We are passionate about discovering innovative techniques in mediation and restorative justice for widening their scope as a mechanism of conflict resolution. AcIn empowers and supports people in confronting misunderstandings and conflicts in their homes, workplace, and community in general. Our larger aim is to create a wider network of conflict resolution professionals, mediators, and restorative justice facilitators to provide better solutions for solving disputes without going to court.

ADR Cell, MAIMS

Alternative Dispute Resolution Cell is an initiative of the Department of Law, MAIMS

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Webinar Recap! Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022 | Seyfarth Shaw

Webinar Recap! Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022 | Seyfarth Shaw

In the final 2022 webinar, Seyfarth attorneys Kate Perrelli, Dan Hart, and Dallin Wilson discussed new and pending legislation and enforcement issues for non-competes.

As a conclusion to this webinar, we compiled a summary of takeaways:

  • The state law on restrictive covenant agreements continues to evolve, with more states imposing compensation thresholds, notice requirements, penalties, and other obligations on employers that make enforcement of restrictive covenants more difficult. Significant changes went into effect in 2022 in Colorado, the District of Columbia, Illinois, and Oregon, with additional states likely to make significant changes in 2023.
  • Increased federal attention to restrictive covenants,
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