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Mother’s Day Post: Mother And Son Accused Of Trade Secret Theft

by Michael Spillner | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/13/2013

In honor of Mother’s Day, we note a case in which mother and son were both accused of misappropriating trade secrets....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

Obama Administration Solicits Public Help in Preventing Foreign Trade Secret Theft

by Joshua Rich | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, published a notice in the Federal Register "requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against,...more

Administration Announces Strategy for Protecting U.S. Trade Secrets

by Jason Britt | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/18/2013

Theft of trade secrets by persons acting on behalf of foreign governments and corporations is a major problem for U.S. manufacturers, including manufacturers in the automotive industries. Spurred by several high-profile...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Michael Spillner, Sonia Elizabeth Valdez | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...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

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

Amendments to the Economic Espionage Act Broaden Trade Secret Protection

by Meredith Louis, Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 1/21/2013

Protecting and enforcing trade secrets in the United States has historically been challenging. Recent amendments to the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (the "EEA"), which criminalizes theft of trade secrets, broaden the scope...more

Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action

by Robert Parr, Armand Zottola | Venable LLP on 1/18/2013

Congress recently took new steps to protect trade secrets, which are generally defined as all forms or types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information that the owner has taken...more

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