You’ve likely noticed a new presence joining your virtual meetings—artificial intelligence designed to capture the discussion. Transcription services can benefit users by helping them capture notes and allowing for consistent...more
Whether you are running a startup or leading an established corporation, trade secrets can provide a competitive edge under US law—if handled properly. Unfortunately, that edge can be whittled away, or vanish immediately, if...more
As companies increasingly employ multiple legal regimes to protect IP, defendants face an increase in combination litigation, where they need to simultaneously fend off a combination of trade secret, patent and copyright...more
The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts is weighing a rule change that would limit the cases that are deemed related and thus assigned to the same judge. Such a change, if implemented, would reduce plaintiffs’...more
From the Google v. Oracle case pending at the Supreme Court to disputes proliferating in district courts across the country, parties are increasingly using overlapping and disparate causes of action to protect their IP. As...more
In recent years, companies have increasingly needed to employ multiple, overlapping legal regimes – trade secret, copyright and patent law – to protect intellectual property such as software. Companies need to weigh the pros...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic has displaced workers across the country, companies need effective ways to protect intellectual property and confidential trade secrets. This article outlines pragmatic steps to contain risk and...more
After nearly a decade of false starts, the Massachusetts Legislature passed reform legislation on July 31 limiting the scope and enforceability of noncompetition agreements. The new law does not go so far as to "ban" such...more
As we reported in our previous Cooley alert, President Obama has signed into law the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which now can be used to pursue the misappropriation of a trade secret that occurs on or after the...more
On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), creating federal court jurisdiction for trade secret claims. The DTSA aims to stem the rising economic costs of trade secret...more