Intellectual Property, Science, Computers & Technology, Labor & Employment Law

Supreme Court of Georgia Rejects Independent Claim for "Inevitable Disclosure"

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 5/8/2013

The "inevitable disclosure" doctrine is one of the most discussed, controversial topics in unfair competition law. The commentary among academics and bloggers reminds me of the ongoing debate over the proper scope of the...more

Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business

by Gregg Fisch, Danielle Levine | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/3/2013

On April 24, 2013, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found former Korn/Ferry International corporate executive recruiter, David Nosal, guilty on six counts of conspiracy, stealing trade secrets, and...more

Mitigating Theft of Trade Secrets

by Kevin Jackson | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/30/2013

In today’s complex global economy, competition is fierce. For many businesses, trade secrets are their single most important and valuable asset, and strong protection of that asset is paramount. In the same regard, trade...more

Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

by Thomas Dye | Carlton Fields on 4/25/2013

Trade secret claims have historically derived from state common law causes of action and, subsequently, most states’ adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which codifies that common law and generally proscribes the...more

Federal Law Provides Enhanced Trade Secret Protection for Employers

by David Johnson | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 4/12/2013

Most people know that an employee who misuses his employer’s confidential information may be subject to damages in a civil lawsuit. Many states have enacted a Uniform Trade Secrets Act that allows an employer to pursue a...more

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

by Krista Coons, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 4/9/2013

In this presentation: - Apps! A Mobile Revolution - But, What Exactly Is an App? - Apps vs. Websites: A Primer - Legal Considerations - Why Does IP Ownership Matter? - Creation of...more

The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act, And Protecting Employer’s Electronic Data

by KristinTaylor Parsons | Burr & Forman on 3/29/2013

The Southern District of New York recently joined a number of other jurisdictions in foreclosing one avenue of recovery for employers seeking to recover against employees who steal company information for competitors. In...more

Another Court Construes the CFAA Narrowly and More of My Thoughts on the Statute

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 3/28/2013

After last year's important Ninth Circuit decision from U.S. v. Nosal, I discussed my take on the ongoing debate within our federal courts over how to interpret the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - and in particular, whether...more

District Court in California Provides Further Clarification as to the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/21/2013

On March 12, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling clarifying the reach of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when employees access computer systems. The decision...more

Study Reveals Alarming Statistics On Theft and Employee Misuse of Company Data [Video]

by LXBN on 3/20/2013

Over half of American respondents to a recent survey thought it would be fine for a software developer to reuse source code they created from one job at their next position. That’s one of a number of alarming figures in a...more

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

by Walter Judge | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 3/7/2013

An important federal appeals court has determined that a Connecticut court has jurisdiction over a Canadian citizen whose only act in Connecticut was accessing information on a computer server located in Connecticut. In...more

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

by Walter Judge | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 3/5/2013

An important federal appeals court has determined that a Connecticut court has jurisdiction over a Canadian citizen whose only act in Connecticut was accessing information on a computer server located in Connecticut. In...more

News From Our Own Vermont Backyard: Proposed Legislation On Password Privacy And Ownership Of Inventions

by Matthew Borick | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/25/2013

Last month the Vermont Legislature kicked off its 2013-2014 Legislative Session, and already a couple of bills have our attention here at the IP Stone....more

Recent Cases Address Employer Efforts to Protect Confidential Information

by Cherie Blackburn | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/15/2013

Originally published in SC Bar's Employment and Labor Law Newsletter: Winter 2013 on February 15, 2013 In recent months, both the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over federal cases in North and...more

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/12/2013

According to a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) roughly 25 percent of the 255 million people in the world with a bachelor’s degree currently reside in the U.S., a proportion...more

Sixth Circuit Reverses Sentence of Engineers' Convicted of Trade Secrets Theft

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 2/6/2013

In December of 2011, Clark Roberts and Sean Howley, two engineers at Wyko Tire Technology, were convicted by a jury for stealing trade secrets, a crime under the federal Economic Espionage Act (EEA). The trade secrets related...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

by Amanda Bakale, Tiffany Cheung, Jacob Michael Kaufman, J. Alexander Lawrence, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 2/1/2013

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

by Gillian Watson Egan, KristinTaylor Parsons | Burr & Forman on 1/30/2013

In the summer of 2009, in an office at Goldman Sachs, in the waning hours of his last day of employment, a computer programmer named Sergey Aleynikov encrypted more than 500,000 lines of source code from Goldman’s proprietary...more

What's New in the World of Non-Competes and Trade Secrets?

by Michael Greco | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/28/2013

As January draws to a close, we figured it seemed like a good time to take stock of where things stand in the world of non-competes and trade secrets....more

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/21/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group - The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's...more

Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreements Enforceable Against Former Employee

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/14/2013

Generally speaking, noncompete agreements are often rigidly construed by courts and reviewed in terms of whether they are reasonably limited with respect to time and place. On the other hand, confidentiality agreements and...more

Jurisdiction for an International Computer Fraud Lawsuit?

by Shawn Tuma on 1/12/2013

The proper jurisdiction for suing someone for engaging in computer fraud from a foreign country, directed at a company in the United States, is the place where the wrongfully accessed computer server is located if the...more

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/11/2013

Last month, a federal appeals court issued a ruling permitting an employer in Connecticut to pursue a claim against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated the employer's confidential information from outside the...more

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/9/2013

In a decision that could make it easier for U.S. companies to enforce claims against employees who commit cyber theft from remote locations, including from beyond U.S. borders, the Second Circuit breathed life into a...more

What’s The Big Idea? Protecting Employer-Owned Intellectual Property

by Matthew J. Maguire | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 12/19/2012

Originally published in the December 2012 issue of The HR Specialist. With the year-end holidays fast approaching, many businesses are in the midst of assessing their 2012 performance and planning for 2013. If those...more

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Supreme Court of Georgia Rejects Independent Claim for "Inevitable Disclosure"

Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business

Mitigating Theft of Trade Secrets

Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

Federal Law Provides Enhanced Trade Secret Protection for Employers

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act, And Protecting Employer’s Electronic Data

Another Court Construes the CFAA Narrowly and More of My Thoughts on the Statute

District Court in California Provides Further Clarification as to the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Study Reveals Alarming Statistics On Theft and Employee Misuse of Company Data [Video]

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

News From Our Own Vermont Backyard: Proposed Legislation On Password Privacy And Ownership Of Inventions

Recent Cases Address Employer Efforts to Protect Confidential Information

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

Sixth Circuit Reverses Sentence of Engineers' Convicted of Trade Secrets Theft

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

What's New in the World of Non-Competes and Trade Secrets?

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreements Enforceable Against Former Employee

Jurisdiction for an International Computer Fraud Lawsuit?

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

What’s The Big Idea? Protecting Employer-Owned Intellectual Property

Study Reveals Alarming Statistics On Theft and Employee Misuse of Company Data [Video]

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