Metro litigation (1999/2000): multi-party litigation involving conflict of laws, title to blended / commingled oil and priorities as between conflicting proprietary claims. (st-philipsstone.com)
Transparency is vital; as a global community, the only way we can transform into a truly sustainable society is through open communication and honest information sharing, yet many manufacturers are wary of sharing trade secrets that afford them a competitive advantage, and make proprietary claims about specific product contents. (living-future.org)
In many respects, the legal research companies are reacting to the increasing freedom of information in much the same way that music and video distributors are reacting to file - sharing — except the legal - research companies have no real legitimate proprietary claims to the information at all: they're just accustomed to being the only game in town. (slaw.ca)