It’s common sense that, to protect a trade secret, the information must remain secret. However, when trade secret misappropriation claims arise and litigation ensues, the court and the parties involved need to understand at...more
On Wednesday, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas declined to award any damages to Huawei Technologies Co., the world’s largest telecommunications company, stemming from its allegations of trade secret theft,...more
7/3/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Former Employee ,
Huawei ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
No-Poaching ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Secrets
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 was signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016. While the DTSA has been on the books for over a year, relatively few courts have addressed the ex parte seizure provision and even...more
Relief may soon be coming for trade secrets plaintiffs longing for federal court. Last year we covered the introduction of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), compared it to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), and...more