On May 26, 2015, the Supreme Court deviated from its recent anti-patent bias. Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. is a mildly surprising, pro-patent decision that eliminates a defense to induced patent infringement. The Court specifically addressed whether a …

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If a company has competitors, then trade secrets — competitively valuable information (CVI) maintained in confidence — should assume a prominent role in its operations. Yes, that means that just about every company should account for and leverage its trade …

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On May 1, 2015, Dean Pelletier will be speaking at the AIPLA 2015 Spring Meeting in Los Angeles, CA. Dean will be one of three speakers addressing the topic, Trade Secret Valuation Obligations, Risks, Rewards and Resolutions. Dean’s talk is …

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Dean Pelletier will be one of several speakers at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Law Summit in Santa Clara, CA on December 4-5, 2014.   Dean will be speaking on December 5 and his presentation is entitled, Trade Secret …

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