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• U.S. Government to Argue Against Aereo in Supreme Court Tuesday
  The move was expected, in light of the government’s brief filed in support of the broadcasters.read more
  Jonathan Handel
• The Trade Secret Value Proposition: The Secrecy Requirement
  While normally no single factor is dispositive in determining whether information has been kept secret enough to qualify as a trade secret, the focus is on determining whether reasonable efforts to preserve secrecy were employed is of paramount importance. What is reasonable will, of course, vary depending upon the resources of the company or individual clai
  Gene Quinn
• The Trade Secret Value Proposition: The Secrecy Requirement
  While normally no single factor is dispositive in determining whether information has been kept secret enough to qualify as a trade secret, the focus is on determining whether reasonable efforts to preserve secrecy were employed is of paramount importance. What is reasonable will, of course, vary depending upon the resources of the company or individual clai
  Gene Quinn
• INC. Magazine Lists Detroit in “Top 20″ Innovative Cities
  INC. Magazine’s April 2014 issue identifies the 20 most innovative cities in the U.S., based on patents issued and presence of “innovation clusters” in specific technical fields.  The On-line version of the article is HERE. Tweet
  David Berry
• Ripoff Report’s Latest Section 230 Win–Seldon v. Magedson
  It’s been a while since I blogged a Ripoff Report case. I’m sure you’ve missed hearing about them, but their litigation docket has calmed down somewhat since their heyday. This pro se lawsuit, rehashing tired arguments that have failed repeatedly...
  Eric Goldman
• Forbes: back to the past on "low quality patent" argument?
  The text in The Patent Drain on Economic Growth Over the years, however, the system has broken down in a number of ways. An overworked Patent and Trademark Office issued too many patents of questionable quality and in markets (software is the prime example) where the very idea of patentability is questionable. An explosion of low quality patents ignited an e
  Lawrence B. Ebert