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Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Sufficiently Establish Existence of Trade Secrets

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The Tenth Circuit’s  recent decision in Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. v. Hooper, __F.4th __ (10th Cir. Apr. 22, 2025), provides a cautionary tale regarding the necessity of identifying trade secrets with particularity and...more

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Tell Us Your Secret: Case Dismissed for Failure to Identify Trade Secrets

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The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants for the plaintiff’s failure to identify the trade secrets at issue with sufficient particularity....more

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Not Secret and Not Used: Misappropriation Claim Dismissed

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that the plaintiff failed to identify a trade secret and presented no evidence of its use...more

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Relevance of Trade Secret Ownership for Misappropriation: I-Mab Biopharma v. Inhibrx Inc.

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In I-Mab Biopharma v. Inhibrx, Inc., a trade secret misappropriation case, a federal jury in Delaware sided with the defendants, Inhibrx and its co-founder Brendan Eckelman, on all counts. The jury found no existence of a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC v Panuwat: The SEC’s Novel “Shadow Trading” Insider Trading Case Goes to Trial 

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Insider trading is a concept that most people are generally familiar with. In its simplest form, it involves a corporate insider trading in securities of his or her corporation on the basis of material nonpublic information...more

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Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Data Center Business Deals Gone Bad, and the Risks of the “Known in the Industry” Defense

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Exploring business partnerships often involves or even requires sharing highly confidential trade secret information. The data center industry is no exception, and its participants have in recent years faced litigation...more

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Are Mom-And-Pop Companies Treated Differently When It Comes To Abandoning Trade Secrets? A Federal Court In Illinois Says Yes.

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A small, Chicago-based magnetic picture frame developer’s claims for trade secret misappropriation against a photo album manufacturer will be headed to trial after an Illinois federal district court largely denied the...more

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Storage of Confidential Information on Executive’s Personal Devices Impedes Trade Secret Protection

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit considered the oft-litigated issue of what constitutes reasonable efforts to maintain secrecy of a claimed trade secret in Yellowfin Yachts v. Barker Boatworks, a case...more

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Don’t Rock The Boat: Eleventh Circuit Sinks Boatmaker’s Trade Secrets Claims Against Rival

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On August 7, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendant in Yellowfin Yachts v. Barker Boatworks, LLC. Sending the rival high-end boatmakers back to shore after a two-year dispute, the Eleventh...more

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Bread Company Litigation Over “Grandma’s Recipe” Ends With $2.1 Million Trade Secrets Verdict

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On October 6, 2017, a federal jury in Utah entered a $2.1 million trade secret verdict in favor of Bimbo Bakeries USA. Following a trial that wrapped up more than four years of litigation, the jury concluded that defendant...more

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Federal Court Rejects Employer’s Trade Secret and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claims

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An ex-employee’s former employer sued him for alleged violations of the Kansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (KUTSA) and the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The first claim was based on the company’s hunch that he...more

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The Katten Kattwalk - Issue 08

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The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products. Letter From the Editor - Fashion Week has come and...more

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Utah Supreme Court Lays Out Pro-Plaintiff Presumption of Harm Standard in Trade Secret Cases

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The Utah Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision laying out a presumption of harm evidentiary standard in trade secret cases, which will be very useful for plaintiffs seeking injunctive relief in cases involving...more

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Financial Projections, Strategic Plans, And Customer Contract Proposals Can Be Trade Secrets

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Two competitors who do research and analysis for advertisers and media companies, concerning how television viewing impacts consumer purchasing, have been in a legal battle over alleged trade secret misappropriation, patent...more

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