As our colleagues reported in this Seyfarth Shaw Legal Update, President Biden signed a comprehensive Executive Order addressing AI regulation across a wide range of industries and issues. Intellectual property is a key focus. The Order calls on the
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Wisconsin Legislature Proposes Joining Other States in Ban of Non-Compete Agreements
On October 12, 2023, the Wisconsin legislature introduced Assembly Bill 481, which proposes the ban of employee non-compete agreements in the Badger State. Currently, employee non-compete agreements in Wisconsin are allowed if limited to a specified territory, a specified…
Hands Off My Inventions! New York Imposes New Restrictions on Employment Agreements
Background
On September 15th 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law. The amendment adds a new Section 203-f to the Labor Law, which addresses the assignment of inventions made by employees. Under…
Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?
This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog.
In a recent post, we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the…
Golden State Crackdown on Non-Competes: California Enacts Second Non-Compete Law To Curtail Use of Non-Competes With Employees
California has done it again!
We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Specifically, the new law, signed by Governor Newsom…
Upcoming Webinar: AI Gone Awry – Lessons from an AI Fiasco
Wednesday, November 15, 202311:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Central9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Mountain8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Pacific
About the Program
On Wednesday, November 15, from 11 am to 12 pm Eastern, Seyfarth and Lexology will host a…
We’ve Got a Test Case: The NLRB Files its First Complaint Challenging the Validity of Restrictive Covenants
The National Labor Relations Board moved from theory to practice in this administration’s battle against restrictive covenants. Recently, the Regional Director of Region 9 of the National Labor Relations Board filed a consolidated complaint alleging that certain restrictive covenants contained…
New California Non-Compete Law Furthers the State’s Employee Mobility Protections and Seeks to Void Out of State Employee Non-Compete Agreements
On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Specifically, the new law provides that any contract that is void under…
Seyfarth Partner Dawn Mertineit to Speak at 2023 IPO Annual Conference
Seyfarth partner Dawn Mertineit will be attending and presenting at the Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Conference in Boston from September 10-12. This event brings together Intellectual Property professionals across law firms, corporations, service providers, and academia and offers educational…
Georgia Maps Out New Requirement for Employee Non-Solicits
On May 11, 2011, Georgia passed the Restrictive Covenants Act, which made enforcing employee restrictive covenants far easier than it was under Georgia common law. In an odd twist, a law that Georgia intended to make it easier to enforce…