*As of August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has blocked the FTC's impending ban on non-compete agreements. Please see the update at the end of this alert.
Trade secrets...more
8/21/2024
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Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts
Trade secrets exist, by definition, only if the owner takes reasonable measures to maintain their secrecy. This is true under the Federal, State and Uniform Trade Secret Acts.
Companies have traditionally used...more
8/19/2024
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Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts
On April 23, 2034, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule intended to ban the use and enforcement of most non-compete clauses signed by workers.
The new rule is not in effect yet. It will become...more
4/25/2024
/ Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchise Disclosure Document ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants
Join attorneys from Ulmer’s Employment and Labor and Intellectiual Property Pracrices as they host a complimentary webinar on the impact of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) January 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
6/23/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Webinars
Maybe not. The answer depends on whether you take “reasonable measures” to protect the secrecy of your information. Join Ulmer Partner Rachael Rodman to further examine trade secrets and how to protect them. During this...more
Maybe not. The answer depends on whether you take “reasonable measures” to protect the secrecy of your proprietary information.
Please join Ulmer Partner Rachael Rodman for a live webinar on Thursday, April 2, from 2:00 -...more