Last month, Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Vital”), the manufacturer of the Bang energy drink, fell short in its post-trial challenge to a “monster” jury award in favor of Monster Energy Company (“Monster”). ...more
11/14/2023
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
False Advertising ,
Jury Awards ,
Lanham Act ,
Misappropriation ,
Monster Energy Drinks ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
Willful Violations
In a recent trade secrets litigation in the United States District Court in the Northern District of California, a jury awarded the plaintiffs 40 million dollars, half of which was punitive damages. The Court also...more
11/30/2022
/ Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Former Employee ,
Injunctions ,
Jury Awards ,
Misappropriation ,
No-Poaching ,
Proprietary Information ,
Punitive Damages ,
Research and Development ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a $66 million dollar judgment against beauty industry giant L’Oréal for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and a related breach...more
5/19/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
L'Oreal ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Judgment ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Prejudgment Interest ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Trade Secrets
We previously posted about an Oregon federal district court’s summary judgment rulings, favorable to Adidas, in the storied battle between heavyweights Adidas and Skechers. (Adidas America, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc. (D. Or....more
5/29/2018
/ Adidas ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sketchers ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a district court’s dismissal of a qui tam action under the oft-litigated, “public disclosure bar,” where the transactions that gave rise to an inference of...more
6/29/2016
/ Army ,
Corporate Counsel ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Original Source ,
Philip Morris ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
U.S. Navy ,
US Air Force ,
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