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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
Smart & Biggar

Protecting trade secrets and confidential business information in Canada

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Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The FTC noncompete ban is dead. Here are five steps employers should take now.

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You no doubt have heard that on August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas set aside the Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that sought to ban virtually all noncompetition agreements as unfair...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The Essential Guide to Non-Disclosure Agreements: Protecting Your Business Ideas and Partnerships

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Have you ever worried about the safety of your business secrets when discussing your innovative ideas with potential partners, and vendors, or hiring new employees?...more

Epstein Becker & Green

What Should Employers Be Doing Now to Best Protect Their Business Interests?

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Part 3 of a Series on the Three Most Frequently Asked Questions Following the FTC’s Final Noncompete Rule - This is the final installment of our three-part series discussing employers’ most frequently asked questions in...more

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Life After The FTC Ban: Alternatives To Non-Competes

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The FTC's proposed ban on non-compete agreements is still making its way through the legal system, but businesses are already looking for alternatives to protect their interests. Keep in mind that it is not necessarily the...more

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Court Looks Closely, but Sees no Whistleblower Story to Support Fired Employee’s Download of Key Documents

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More than 500 sequentially accessed files downloaded to a personal thumb drive, and a description in a verified complaint of the purported confidential information and trade secrets implicated, were the key components of the...more

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Are Attorneys Fees Recoverable When Suing on Trade Secret Claims?

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Are attorney fees recoverable when suing on trade secret claims? In some cases, yes. In Arkansas, attorneys’ fees are recoverable in a breach of contract case...more

Felicello Law PC

Protecting Your Business: Practical Tips To Keep Your Trade Secrets Secret

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Everyone is talking about the new rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on April 23 (published on May 7 and set to take effect – pending legal challenges – on September 4, 2024 ). It is referred to as the...more

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What Claims are Related to Trade Secret Claims?

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What are other related claims and issues often litigated in a trade secret case? The ones that we most commonly see arise are non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality...more

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Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success

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Late last month, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted a panel on Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success. In today's rapidly evolving business environment, trade secrets are becoming...more

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Re-Evaluating Trade Secret Policies After FTC Adopts Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a final rule (3-2) banning new non-compete agreements for both senior executives and non-senior executives. Companies may continue to enforce existing non-compete...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Are Your NDAs Up to Date?

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Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) can be used to protect companies’ confidential and trade secret information. But you should resist the urge to have a vendor, contractor, or employee sign a dusty old stock NDA and assume your...more

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Arkansas Case Law Informs the Definition of "Trade Secret"

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Case law informs the definition of “trade secret” which assists us as we prospectively counsel clients and litigate trade secret cases. In addition to the statutory definitions of “Trade Secret” that control what’s included...more

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Confidentiality Violations in the UAE: Legal Implications for Employees

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Introduction: The protection of confidential information is an important aspect of employer-employee relationships, and the UAE has established comprehensive laws to address violations of confidentiality clauses. This...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality Agreement

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As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024. So enough about what you...more

Proskauer - Life Sciences

Alleged Theft of Drug Pricing Trade Secrets Could Cost Both Victim and Thief

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Life Sciences is an area ripe for trade secrets misappropriation litigation. In recent news, Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC filed a lawsuit under the North Carolina Uniform Trade Secrets Act alleging that its former director of...more

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50 State Desktop Reference - What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

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Introduction - As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more

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[Podcast]: In a World Without Non-Competes

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In this episode of The Proskauer Brief we are joined by Daryl Leon, one of the leads of Proskauer’s Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Group and Edna Guerrasio, senior counsel in the Labor &...more

McDermott Will & Emery

In Good Hands: Compilation of Publicly Available Information Can Still Be a Trade Secret

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court decision, finding that a compilation of customer-related information, even if publicly available, is a protectable trade secret. Allstate Insurance Co....more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Employee Confidentiality Agreements Can Be Enforced without New Consideration

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A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that a confidentiality agreement signed five months after an employee was hired can be enforced after the employee leaves even if the employee received no consideration other than...more

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When Competition Crosses the Line, Level the Playing Field with Unfair Competition Litigation

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By now almost everyone has read about or experienced the “great resignation” and its unprecedented levels of employee turnover. With that increased worker mobility, there has been a surge in unfair competition litigation,...more

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The Secret to Success: Protecting Your Cannabis Trade Secrets

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You’ve spent the time and money to perfect your grow process and develop the genetically perfect plant. Or maybe, you’ve developed a new method of creating a cannabis extract or a fantastic customer list or whatever it is...more

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New York May Ban Non-Competes as Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

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New York may join several other states that have essentially banned post-employment non-compete agreements, including California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that was...more

Dentons

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competes: The NLRB Takes Another Swing at Contractual Relationships

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As discussed in prior Iowa Employment Law Insights articles, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in McLaren Macomb addressed issues of the rights of employees to organize under Section 7, fundamentally limiting...more

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FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban Timeline Set Back After Thousands Submit Public Comments

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Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would, with limited exceptions, bar employers from using employee non-compete agreements and require rescission of existing non-compete agreements....more

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