In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will take up what could prove a landmark case on the reach of U.S. courts in awarding damages based on extraterritorial sales in trademark disputes. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc., Docket 21-1043. Hetronic manufactures construction equipment components. By agreement, Arbitron and […]
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Trade Secrets Reasonable Measures
As reflected in the Ocean Tomo Intangible Asset Market Value study, intangible assets are now responsible for 90% of all business value, much of which is represented by registered Intellectual property (IP) – patents, trademarks and copyrights. Beyond these registered IP rights, other intangible assets would include trade secrets (which are sometimes called “know-how” or […]