{"id":10259,"date":"2024-05-07T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T03:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfirmelite.com\/vi\/?p=10259"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T03:54:39","slug":"tuyen-bo-ve-bi-mat-thuong-mai-van-co-hieu-luc-cho-du-da-bi-boc-lo-trong-don-dang-ky-sang-che","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfirmelite.com\/vi\/tuyen-bo-ve-bi-mat-thuong-mai-van-co-hieu-luc-cho-du-da-bi-boc-lo-trong-don-dang-ky-sang-che\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c cho d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 trong \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">ELITE Law Firm l\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Theo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/trade-secret-claim-still-viable-despite-disclosure-patent-application-2024-05-03\/\">REUTERS<\/a>, Dan Roland<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ng\u00e0y 03 th\u00e1ng 5 n\u0103m 2024 &#8211; C\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1eb1ng, sau khi b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea5p, \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 trong b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u00f4ng khai v\u00e0 do \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng quy\u1ec1n b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn: &#8220;B\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i l\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt. B\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 trong b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i.&#8221; Atl. Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Mktg. Systems, Inc. ki\u1ec7n Troy, 659 F.3d 1345, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">C\u00e1c t\u00f2a \u00e1n c\u0169ng nh\u1ea5t qu\u00e1n cho r\u1eb1ng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 trong \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Nh\u00e3n hi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 S\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf Hoa K\u1ef3 (USPTO) th\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh xem li\u1ec7u \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Xem, v\u00ed d\u1ee5, Accent Packaging, Inc. ki\u1ec7n Leggett &amp; Platt, Inc., 707 F.3d 1318, 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 trong \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 &#8220;l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00e1p l\u00fd\u201d c\u1ea5u th\u00e0nh b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i); Attia v. Google LLC, 983 F.3d 420, 426 (9th Cir. 2020) (&#8220;[D]vi\u1ec7c b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t \u0111i tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a th\u00f4ng tin.&#8221;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p quy \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y, vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n trong b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i (th\u1eafng) \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i. Th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 then ch\u1ed1t v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u0169ng v\u1eady.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">V\u00ed d\u1ee5, b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf cho th\u00f4ng tin b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa cho tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i do b\u1ecb b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 c\u00f4ng khai. Nh\u01b0 T\u00f2a ph\u00fac th\u1ea9m khu v\u1ef1c 7 c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i th\u1eadp k\u1ef7, trong \u0111\u00f3 &#8220;ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf&#8221;, cho ph\u00e9p b\u00ean b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a lu\u1eadt b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00ec h\u00e0nh vi b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 b\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m sai &#8220;thu l\u1ee3i t\u1eeb sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd.&#8221; Xem Syntex Ophthalmics, Inc. ki\u1ec7n Tsuetaki, 701 F.2d 677, 683 (7th Cir. 1983).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1ee7 s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf? M\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y \u1edf Qu\u1eadn \u0110\u00f4ng Virginia \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>B\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c:<\/strong> Trong v\u1ee5 Smith ki\u1ec7n Atlas N. Am., LLC, S\u1ed1 4:23CV95 (AWA) (E.D. Va.), nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n Melinda Smith \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7n Atlas North America, LLC v\u00e0 Thyssenkrupp Materials North America, LLC v\u1ec1 t\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i. Nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u h\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t v\u00ec qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i (thang m\u00e1y) v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 (b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9) n\u00f3 (s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u00e0y) cho Martin Wilcox, m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 t\u1ea1i Atlas, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau, Wilcox th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o v\u1edbi Smith r\u1eb1ng Atlas s\u1ebd theo n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf cho s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ghi t\u00ean Smith l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf. Smith v\u00e0 Atlas sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u00fd m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn b\u1ea3o m\u1eadt (kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9) th\u00f4ng tin (NDA) li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c trao \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u00e0y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">H\u01a1n ba n\u0103m sau, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2018, Smith nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c email t\u1eeb Wilcox cho bi\u1ebft ThyssenKrupp, c\u00f4ng ty \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m mua l\u1ea1i Atlas, \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf (b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf) cho s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Smith. Sau \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2019, Wilcox th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho Smith r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01a1n s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua quy tr\u00ecnh c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ThyssenKrupp v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 hai t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd v\u00e0 ThyssenKrupp \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c cho USPTO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c theo \u0111u\u1ed5i quy tr\u00ecnh c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf th\u00f4ng qua Wilcox, Smith kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c li\u1ec7t k\u00ea trong danh s\u00e1ch t\u00ean t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian, c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed9p.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Lo ng\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf cho \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ea5p n\u00e0y, Smith \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng lu\u1eadt ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh vi\u1ec7c tra c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01a1n xin \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u1ed9p \u0111ang ch\u1edd th\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ecbnh (pending patent application). Tuy nhi\u00ean, h\u00e3ng lu\u1eadt n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 n\u00e0o cho th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed9p. Sau khi thu\u00ea lu\u1eadt s\u01b0, Smith cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb ThyssenKrupp r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb USPTO t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ThyssenKrupp t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd n\u00e0y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m Smith n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n ki\u1ec7n Atlas v\u00e0 Thyssenkrupp, th\u00f4ng tin kh\u00e1c duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 Smith nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd l\u00e0 t\u1eeb USPTO, trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 ra r\u1eb1ng: (1) \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed9p v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2019 v\u1edbi t\u00ean &#8220;H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i (thang m\u00e1y)&#8221;; (2) Martin Wilcox \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi t\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf trong \u0111\u01a1n; v\u00e0 (3) Smith kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi t\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf trong \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd n\u00e0y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Smith sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n kh\u1edfi ki\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u00e0 n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho c\u00f4 ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 v\u00e0o qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>T\u00f2a \u00e1n b\u00e1c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a Atlas:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trong t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ph\u00fac \u0111\u00e1p \u0110\u01a1n kh\u1edfi ki\u1ec7n, Atlas \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb T\u00f2a t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i\/b\u00e1c b\u1ecf theo Quy t\u1eafc t\u1ed1 t\u1ee5ng d\u00e2n s\u1ef1 li\u00ean bang 12(b)(6), v\u1edbi l\u1eadp lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng Smith \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u1ed3i th\u01b0\u1eddng thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c (T\u00f2a) ban h\u00e0nh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Atlas kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh, ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c, r\u1eb1ng Smith \u0111\u00e3 &#8220;cho ph\u00e9p Atlas theo \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf cho s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh\/c\u00f4 \u1ea5y&#8221; v\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n l\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0\/ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c &#8220;b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i.&#8221; T\u00f2a \u00e1n b\u00e1c b\u1ecf l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Atlas. Xem L\u1ec7nh, ng\u00e0y 24 th\u00e1ng 2 n\u0103m 2024 (Dkt. S\u1ed1 26).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 th\u00f4ng tin trong \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf th\u01b0\u1eddng lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf m\u1ecdi b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f2a \u00e1n nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec Smith c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">T\u00f2a \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p m\u00e0 Atlas d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 T\u00f2a ph\u00fac th\u1ea9m khu v\u1ef1c s\u1ed1 9 c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i b\u1ecb c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u00e1c b\u1ecf khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f2a \u00e1n ch\u1ec9 ra r\u1eb1ng nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u00e3 cho ph\u00e9p b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf v\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng tin s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i sau khi c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn chung c\u1ee7a Smith v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf cho th\u00f4ng tin, t\u00f2a \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf s\u00f3t t\u00ean c\u1ee7a Smith v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf &#8220;nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p&#8221;. T\u00f2a \u00e1n n\u00f3i th\u00eam r\u1eb1ng, ngay c\u1ea3 khi vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i n\u00e0o, th\u00ec h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t b\u1ecb c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c &#8211; vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf &#8211; \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00f4ng khai, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Smith v\u1eabn c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>B\u00e0i h\u1ecdc r\u00fat ra:<\/strong> M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ch\u1ec7ch kh\u1ecfi nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 trong \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf s\u1ebd ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 cho th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e2n t\u00edch khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00f4ng tin trong \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1eafc th\u00e1i kh\u00e1c nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u0110i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00f2a \u00e1n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00edch. V\u00e0 t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c xem x\u00e9t h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a USPTO, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1ea5n ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">D\u01b0\u1edbi 35 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 122(b)(2)(A)(i), (B)(i), \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd &#8220;s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1&#8221; n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 &#8220;kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111ang ch\u1edd x\u1eed l\u00fd&#8221; ho\u1eb7c n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n &#8220;c\u00f3 [kh\u00f4ng- xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n] y\u00eau c\u1ea7u khi n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n&#8221; v\u00e0 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng. Kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. D\u00f9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, thay v\u00ec tranh lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, Smith c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c 12(b)(6) c\u1ee7a Atlas b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 ra r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec trong \u0111\u01a1n khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i ho\u1eb7c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 ch\u1ec9 ra r\u1eb1ng \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee9u Atlas kh\u1ecfi khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh vi chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u00ean v\u1ec1 thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i, v\u00ec gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a b\u00ed m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a b\u1ecb &#8220;h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i&#8221; th\u00f4ng qua vi\u1ec7c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n. 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