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Global Connection - May 2013

by Sara J. Agne, Daniel Huitink, Ray C. Jones, Richard Katz, Harsh Parikh, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, Rebecca Winterscheidt | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/3/2013

International trade is critical to our global economy and importers and exporters should stay apprised of new developments, restrictions and potential pitfalls to ensure they remain in compliance with a myriad of laws and...more

Spring 2013 Eye on China Newsletter

by Mark Aiello, Andrew S. Baluch, Stephen Bent, James Ewing, Richard Florsheim, Robert Iseman, Robert Lee, Zhu Julie Lee, Song Lin, Chao Meng, Steven Rizzi, Selig Sacks, David W. Simon | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/30/2013

Legal News: Eye on China Quarterly Newsletter offers companies helpful insight as they successfully navigate China’s complex and ever-changing legal and regulatory environment. In this issue, we focus on the following...more

New Laws Increase Criminal Liability For Disclosure Of Trade Secrets: Are You Protected?

by Sarah Hopkins, Heidi Sachs | Perkins Coie on 4/17/2013

Two new criminal laws underscore the value of trade secrets as a critical asset to a corporation. These new laws, the Trade Secrets Clarification Act (TSCA) and the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #26

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 3/29/2013

We are pleased to present the 26th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision favoring the emerging gray market, arbitration of...more

Distribution in China – Legal Issues Part IV. Drafting the Distribution Contract

by John Huang, Kevin Qian, Frank Schoneveld | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/21/2013

“Distribution in China – Legal Issues” is a four-part series. Part I discussed the business models and legal structures most commonly used for distribution in China. Part II looked at important issues to consider in the...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

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 27, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 2/27/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

China 20/20 Legal Regulatory Developments - February 2013

by Seung Chong, Elizabeth Cole, Veronica Lockyer, Yan Zeng | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/24/2013

In This Issue: - The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China Released - MOFCOM Solicits for Public Comments on the...more

Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals - February 2013

by Elizabeth Cole, Mike Delikat, Christine Guillot-Bouhours, Yumiko Ohta, Gary Siniscalco, Nicola Whiteley | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: - Asia Employment Law Update - France Employment Law Update - UK Employment Law Update - United States Employment Law Update...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

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

by Robert A. Bleicher | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 2/5/2013

On December 28, 2012, the President signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which significantly expands trade secret protection by extending criminal penalties to the theft of a wider class of trade...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

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

President Obama Signs into Law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act

by Mike Delikat | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 1/4/2013

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act. The Act amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA) and expands the jurisdiction of federal courts over cases concerning...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 1/2/2013

In This Issue: - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that a U.S. employer may pursue trade secret claims against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated sensitive corporate information in Canada. - A...more

SIPO's Draft Measures on Service Invention

by Harris Gao | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/12/2012

On November 12, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released the Draft Measures on Service Invention«????????(?????)»(the “Draft Measures”) for public comments. Generally speaking, the Draft Measures enhance the...more

McAfee & Taft tiP Sheet - November 2012

by Sasha L. Beling, William D. Hall, Zach Oubre | McAfee & Taft on 11/20/2012

In This Issue: - 1 Common sense trade secret protection - 4 Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation to impact electronic marketing and communications - 5 Concerns over copyright infringement drive Google to change...more

Cross-Border Retailing: A Guide to Canadian Market Entry

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/23/2012

Given our healthy economy, a robust retail market and proximity to the United States, Canada is an increasingly attractive destination for U.S. retail investment. Entering the Canadian retail market can be smooth and...more

Baker & McKenzie: The Global Employer: A Primer On International Labor and Employment Issues

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 9/17/2012

Editors’ Note - In today’s global economy, a growing international focus is changing the political, economic, employment and labor landscape. Some US multinationals are expanding their workforces around the globe, and...more

Are Your Trade Secrets at Risk? -- Queue the Economic Espionage Act

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 8/30/2012

Your company terminates the employment of a highly skilled computer programmer who then attempts to sell the source code for your proprietary training software to a foreign entity. What would your company do?...more

The Reading List (No. 10)

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 8/30/2012

Today's Chicago Tribune Business section contains a lead article on the sentencing of Hanjuan Jin (right), the former software engineer who was caught boarding a plane to China with highly confidential documents...more

Global HR Hot Topic - July 2012: Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants in the Cross-Border Context

by White & Case LLP on 6/28/2012

Challenge: Employment-context restrictive covenants (non-compete, confidentiality, trade secret and non-solicitation agreements) are vital tools for international businesses in this information age. But enforcing these...more

Doing Business in Poland

by Miller Canfield on 5/19/2012

Table of Contents: - Overview...1 - Forms of Entity.... 1 - Establishing A Business...2 - Specific Form of Doing Business In Poland-Direct Sales...4 - Dispute Resolution Mechanism... 5 - Labor Matters and...more

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Global Connection - May 2013

Spring 2013 Eye on China Newsletter

New Laws Increase Criminal Liability For Disclosure Of Trade Secrets: Are You Protected?

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #26

Distribution in China – Legal Issues Part IV. Drafting the Distribution Contract

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...

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 27, 2013

China 20/20 Legal Regulatory Developments - February 2013

Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals - February 2013

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

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

President Obama Signs into Law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23

SIPO's Draft Measures on Service Invention

McAfee & Taft tiP Sheet - November 2012

Cross-Border Retailing: A Guide to Canadian Market Entry

Baker & McKenzie: The Global Employer: A Primer On International Labor and Employment Issues

Are Your Trade Secrets at Risk? -- Queue the Economic Espionage Act

The Reading List (No. 10)

Global HR Hot Topic - July 2012: Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants in the Cross-Border Context

Doing Business in Poland

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