Trade secret protections are a powerful tool for companies seeking to police international theft of their intellectual property.
The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) recently re-affirmed this, when...more
8/25/2020
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Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misappropriation ,
Section 337 ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Trade Secrets
During the course of a trade secrets litigation, neglecting to preserve electronically stored information (“ESI”) may result in a finding of spoliation. In a recent Order issued by Judge Edward Davila (United States District...more
Loyal readers are familiar with the DOJ’s “China Initiative,” launched in November 2018 to prosecute the theft of U.S. trade secrets by or for Chinese interests. Attorney General Barr reaffirmed the DOJ’s commitment “to...more
3/10/2020
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China ,
Confidential Information ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Espionage Act ,
Equifax ,
Espionage ,
Extradition ,
Hackers ,
Huawei ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proprietary Information ,
Racketeering ,
Social Security Numbers ,
T-Mobile ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Secrets ,
White Collar Crimes
You are a state-government contractor. You respond to an RFP issued by a state-government entity. In your bid proposal, you submit documents that contain your trade secrets. You do not get the contract, but you later learn...more
With the holidays behind us and our calendars flipped over to 2019, we’re taking a look back at some key trade secrets developments of the past year. ...more
As we previously reported, on August 14, 2017, President Trump signed an executive memo asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to determine whether to launch an investigation into China’s alleged theft of...more
1/22/2018
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Executive Orders ,
Government Investigations ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
WTO
Start-ups often face a complex relationship with their trade secrets. Many of the strengths of early stage start-ups, such as collaborative work among a small number of business partners and open access to proprietary...more
Recently, popular Southern California juice and aguas frescas chain Green Crush filed suit against up-and-coming rival juice bar Paradise Splash and several individuals. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the...more
11/20/2017
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Breach of Contract ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Espionage ,
Exit Interviews ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Proprietary Information ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets
For trade secret owners, international IP theft is of particular concern because of the difficulty in catching and enforcing remedies against the thieves. For many U.S. companies with a global reach, an overriding concern...more
Expectations didn’t appear high for the latest round of China-U.S. talks about a variety of economic issues including trade secret protection. As previously discussed at TSW, China had not signed onto the Trans-Pacific...more
When you think of gyms, romance, and reality TV, what’s most likely to come to mind is an episode of Jersey Shore — not a lawsuit for trade secret misappropriation. But you won’t hear about JWoww, Snooki, or The Situation in...more