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McDermott Will & Emery

Sixth Circuit Endorses Sealing of Filings to Protect Confidentiality of Alleged Trade Secrets

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On appeal from a dismissal based on a failure to state a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the litigants’ motion to seal their briefs and file publicly...more

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A Patent For A Formula Does Not Destroy Trade Secret Status So Long As The Patent Does Not Disclose The “Process” For Applying The...

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On November 20, 2019, the California Court of Appeal confirmed that a patent for a formula does not destroy a formula’s trade secret status so long as the patent does not disclose the process for applying the trade secret. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Appellate Court Rules Publication of Trade Secrets, Even Without Owner Consent, Eviscerates Protection

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It is axiomatic that in order for information to be considered a trade secret, it must have been kept secret. But what if the trade secret is disclosed without the owner’s consent? Such was the issue in Intellisoft, Ltd. v....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Reduces Category of Third-Party “Confidential” Records Subject to Disclosure Under the Freedom of Information...

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Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 2019 WL 2570624, 588 U.S. - - - (June 24, 2019) (“FMI”), it made confidential commercial and financial information provided to the U.S. government by private parties subject to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OH SNAP! Supreme Court to Take on Meaning of Key FOIA Exemption

On January 11, 2019, the Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari over an Eighth Circuit decision involving Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), which protects from public disclosure “trade...more

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Public Information Act: Trade Secret Loophole Threatens Government Transparency

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Do you trust your government (and what it does with your tax dollars)? If you answered, “No”—or even hesitated a bit—then you probably believe in government transparency. In Texas, a key to open government for citizens and...more

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