A 2018 European Union Directive provided additional protections to trade secrets and harmonized laws between EU member states. Jones Day Madrid Partner-in-Charge Marta Delgado Echevarría and London Partner Rebecca Swindells...more
A trade secret is any information used in one’s business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. In the...more
8/19/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Confidential Information ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Pleading Standards ,
Proprietary Information ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Secrets ,
Van Buren v United States
A trade secret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. In the...more
Most trade secret misappropriation is the work of a company employee or former employee. Jones Day partners Andrea Weiss Jeffries, Steve Zadravecz, Rebecca Swindells, Dr. Christian Paul, and Jon Linas explain why strategic,...more
Trade secret misappropriation matters in the United Kingdom are governed by the EU's Trade Secrets Directive, which stipulates basic requirements for protection and enforcement across Europe. Partner Rebecca Swindells talks...more
In this edition of Jones Day's Women in IP series, partners Rebecca Swindells and Meredith Wilkes explore the challenges of protecting trade secrets when employees are working at home or other locations outside the office....more
The Situation: Protecting intangible property can be extremely challenging, but significant and effective tools are available under English law to minimize significant harm to entities that have been victimized by a data...more
6/10/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
English Common Law ,
EU Trade Secrets Directive ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Misappropriation ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit