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Patent Attorneys from Marger Johnson to Join Miller Nash Graham & Dunn
Our intellectual property team is pleased to announce that six attorneys from Marger Johnson, a well-respected 32-year-old patent law firm, will be joining our firm’s IP practice on July 1, 2018. We are looking forward to welcoming the following pate...
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David Brandon Published on Technology Association of Oregon's Blog: Five Guideposts for Developing a Tax-Conscious IP Strategy
In a post for the Technology Association of Oregon, David Brandon highlights five questions that entrepreneurs, CFOs, and IP managers should ask; each a guidepost to aid the reader in preserving the desired tax consequences and maximizing the value o...
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Supreme Court Gives Government Contractors Greater Protection for Their Confidential Information
As we’ve discussed on our IP Law Trends blog, there is significant tension between government’s duty to give the public access to its records, and the desire of those who deal with the government to keep some of their information confidential. Yester...
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Supreme Court to Take Up Protection of Confidential Information Provided to the Government
On January 11, the United States Supreme Court announced it accepted the Food Marketing Institute’s cert petition to review the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, representing the latest development towa...
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Top Five Intellectual Property Issues in Real Estate
Though your business may be real property, intellectual property issues most likely do or will play a role in your business operations. Intellectual property (IP) includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Here we provide you with t...
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Bankers Beware—Trade Secret Misappropriation Can Lead to Lifetime Ban
Employees change jobs all the time. There is generally nothing wrong with an employee planning his or her next move while still employed. But when an employee’s plans include gathering up his or her employer’s trade secrets to use at a new place of e...
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