Publications
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02.02.2021New Law Criminalizes Streaming: What Businesses Need to KnowUpdatesStreaming is a widespread form of entertainment for millions of Americans and its popularity has soared during the pandemic. However, according to a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Global Innovation Policy Center from June of 2019, “global online piracy costs the U.S. economy at least $29.2 billion in lost revenue each year.”
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01.12.2021Congress Establishes New Copyright Small Claims CourtUpdatesThe Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Omnibus COVID-19 Relief Bill. The CASE Act establishes a completely new forum for resolution of small copyright disputes, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), in which parties may voluntarily resolve copyright disputes in front of a three-judge panel of officers appointed by the librarian of Congress.
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10.2017What You Need to Know About the Federal ‘Defend Trade Secrets Act’Articles
Arizona Association of Corporate Counsel Handbook
Presentations
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11.21.2023What In-House Counsel Should Know About AI: Managing Risk During Rapid ChangeSpeaking EngagementsArizona Association of Corporate Counsel / Phoenix, AZ
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11.17.2023Nuts & Bolts of Trade SecretsSpeaking EngagementsCLE Department, State of Arizona / Phoenix, AZ
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10.16.2023Winning the Future: Managing Company Risk Involving Generative AISpeaking EngagementsOregon State Bar CLE Seminars / Virtual
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09.26.2023Technology Council Speaker Series: Generative AI and Intellectual PropertySpeaking EngagementsPanelist
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09.11.2023The Use of Clean Rooms to Minimize Risk and Protect InnovationsSpeaking EngagementsThe Sedona Conference Annual Meeting / Minneapolis, MN
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11.23.2022Protection of Trade Secret from a Global Perspective WebinarSpeaking EngagementsPerkins Coie partners John Gray and Louise Lu were invited to present at the Protection of Trade Secret from a Global Perspective Webinar on November 23, 2022. The presentation topic is “Trade Secrets Overview”.
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06.18.2021Current Issues in Civil LitigationSpeaking EngagementsArizona State Bar Convention / Virtual
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12.10.2020
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12.04.2020Business Development During a Pandemic: Best Practices to Make it Authentic and HumanSpeaking EngagementsIn-House Counsel Webinar
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12.03.2020Thinking Beyond Paper: Tools and Considerations for How Computer Forensics Can Win Your CaseSpeaking EngagementsState Bar of Arizona Annual Convention / Virtual
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12.02.2020Learn How to Gain Invaluable Litigation Experience and Assist the United States District Court by Becoming a Volunteer for the Civil LitigationSpeaking EngagementsState Bar of Arizona Annual Convention / Virtual
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10.06.2020Emerging Copyright, Trade Secret, and Trademark Issues in AIWebinarsThis webinar focuses on non-patent intellectual property, including a discussion of copyright, trade secret, and trademark issues that we expect to see arise in the coming years.
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05.07.2020I Saw Another Company’s Confidential Information: Now What?Speaking EngagementsSponsorship
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05.23.2019When Machines Outpace the Law: Copyright Uncertainty in Artificial IntelligenceSpeaking EngagementsPresenter
Governance of Emerging Technologies (GETS) Conference
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04.18.2018Trade Secrets / Cybersecurity Protecting Your Corporate Client's Information: "A View from the Trenches"Speaking EngagementsNew Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association / Iselin, NJ
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2015Spoliation and Forensic EvidenceSpeaking EngagementsSandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court
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01.2015Introduction to Types of Deposition ObjectionsSpeaking EngagementsState Bar of Arizona “CLE Snippets” Program
Trade Secret Tracker
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U.S. Court System Breached: Sealed Court Records at Risk
On January 6, 2021, we learned that federal courts’ nationwide case management system was breached as part of the SolarWinds hack, potentially giving hackers access to sealed court documents that may include trade secret information. The AP reports that a federal court official said that the “potential reach is vast” and the “actual reach is... Continue Reading…
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Videoconferencing Leads to Loss of Trade Secrets
Many of us have had to get used to videoconferencing. But that communication platform comes with its own challenges in protecting trade secrets. The Delaware Court of Chancery in Smash Franchise Partners, LLC v. Kanda Holdings, Inc. denied a preliminary injunction motion because, among other reasons, the plaintiff failed to show a reasonable likelihood that... Continue Reading…
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On November 30, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Van Buren v. United States, which may resolve a circuit split on the extent to which the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) covers an employee’s alleged misappropriation of the employer’s information. Enacted in 1986, the CFAA imposes criminal penalties on a... Continue Reading…
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Planner 5D v. Facebook: Trade Secrets and Copyright Update
The court in Planner 5D v. Facebook, one of the first cases about trade secrets in artificial intelligence datasets, has granted the motion to dismiss on the copyright claims and denied the motion on the trade secret claims. Trade secrets. The court held that the amended complaint sufficiently pleaded that the Planner 5D data files... Continue Reading…