On June 22, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a largely unremarkable patent/contract opinion, Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC. The Court addressed whether a license agreement that imposes royalties for post-expiration use of a patent is enforceable. The Court held that …

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On March 8, 2015, we explored trade secrets’ role in professional sports and left off with: So, what is next? Will professional sports teams take sufficient protective measures to protect their CVI [competitively valuable information] as trade secrets? They should. …

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