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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 -
Hogan Lovells

The EU AI Act: an Impact Analysis (part 2)

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The EU AI Act is on the verge of becoming the first law to specifically govern the use of artificial intelligence at a European level. In light of the extensive set of new obligations imposed on companies, and considering the...more

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The Pros And Cons Of Protecting AI As Trade Secrets

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Trade secrets have become a de facto intellectual property right for securing valuable artificial intelligence information. Despite regulatory trends toward greater transparency of AI models, federal policy acknowledges,...more

Jones Day

Trade Secrets and Generative AI: Protective Measures In an Evolving Technological Landscape

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In Short - The Background: In recent months, artificial intelligence ("AI") platforms have taken the world by storm, introducing new, powerful tools for generating original and useful content based on training data and user...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Proper Hygiene Matters: Three Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Challenges and Solutions

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Editor’s Note: HaystackID hosted an educational webcast on March 15, 2023, to discuss the growing importance of cyber and data hygiene in the context of privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection. The webcast focused on how...more

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New Federal Tools Can Help Private Sector Protect Trade Secrets From Cyberattacks – And May Soon Require Reporting

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Cybersecurity was undoubtably on the forefront of the agenda for many organizations in 2020 – and 2021 should be no different. The rapid shift to remote work over the past year has led to an increased number of cybersecurity...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Theft of U.S. Companies’ IP Assets and Other National Security Issues Involving Foreign Governments and Foreign-Controlled...

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Federal authorities have recently described the threat of economic espionage from foreign entities as one of the greatest threats to the economic vitality of the United States, and this has led to an increase in...more

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FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning to Academic Institutions and Research Organizations About Targeting of COVID-19 Research

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On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more

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A Looming AI War: Transparency v. IP Rights

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As artificial intelligence systems become more prevalent in daily life, efforts to create a unifying set of AI principles have intensified. In the past few months, at least three major works have been published on the issue....more

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Privacy Developments in China, Singapore and Hong Kong

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International companies should keep in mind recent developments coming out of Asia on the privacy front. Chinese authorities are reported to be confiscating smartphones at the border to install surveillance apps. Companies...more

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Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

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Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more

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Vulnerable Vendors: Automakers’ Data Breach Highlights Importance of Vendor Cybersecurity

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This summer, several automakers, including Tesla, Toyota, General Motors, Ford, and Volkswagen learned that their closely held trade secrets were readily available on the internet. The source? An unprotected back-up server....more

Payne & Fears

Don’t Let Technology Run Away With Your Customer Information

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For many companies, customer information ranks among its most important assets. Yet these days, employees often keep this sensitive customer information in electronic locations that are not readily accessible to or controlled...more

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A New Month, A New Compliance Deadline In The European Union: What Businesses Need To Know About The EU Trade Secrets Directive

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Just days after the European Union’s widely-discussed new data privacy regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), took effect on May 25, 2018, another EU-wide legal change quietly occurred.  ...more

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Fear and Trade Secrets on the Campaign Trail

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The Democratic National Committee recently filed a lawsuit against Russia, WikiLeaks, the Trump Campaign, and a bunch of individuals (including Julian Assange, Jared Kushner, and a hacker named “Guccifer 2.0”) that includes...more

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Why Your Company Should Be Using Email Enterprise Vaults, Anti-Deletion Programming and Key Stroke Surveillance Software in the...

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Twenty-five years ago most companies’ greatest fear of espionage was employee theft at the photocopy machine at 2 in the morning. The company playbook could not be forwarded in an email or put on a thumb drive in a matter of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit - Legal Implications

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In our latest memorandum, we have briefly outlined some of the main legal implications of Brexit according to different models, including the EEA model. In light of recent comments made by Theresa May, it is unlikely that...more

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The EC New Alert Mechanism to Detect Cartels: A Teaser Before a European General Framework for Whistleblowing

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Whistleblowing has been part of the U.S. legal tradition, if not since the resolution passed by the Continental Congress in 1778, at least since the adoption of the 1863 False Claims Act. With regard to the disclosure of...more

Kilpatrick

4 Key Takeaways: All the Crime We Cannot See

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Audra Dial recently served as moderator on a prestigious panel at the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference (IPL Spring) in Arlington, Virginia. The panel,...more

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A Closer Look at Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations in the US and Abroad - Global Overview

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With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more

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Throwback Thursday: Why Trade Secret Theft Isn’t Just a Digital Problem And What Businesses Can Do About It

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With stories of cyberattacks and data breaches on a seemingly endless loop, businesses and governments have been doubling down on their efforts to protect digital information and assets.  But, in some industries, the greatest...more

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Top Ten Things to Do When an Employee Resigns to Join a Competitor

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When an employee resigns to join a competitor, it is important to respond promptly. Odds are that the employee has been orchestrating his or her departure for weeks or months. The security of your trade secrets and/or...more

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Protecting Trade Secrets During Business Collaboration

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Businesses are increasingly working together to develop new products and services. With that collaboration is the risk that precious trade secrets will be lost. Attorney Christopher Larus sits down with Seth Northrop to...more

JD Supra Perspectives

10 Popular Reads Covering Latest European Union Developments

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Recap of popular updates covering latest developments in the European Union....more

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