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Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success

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Late last month, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted a panel on Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success. In today's rapidly evolving business environment, trade secrets are becoming...more

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Circuit Court Strikes Down Liquidated-Damages Agreement in Trade Secret Case

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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently made two rulings that may impact companies using liquidated-damages clauses in their confidentiality agreements to protect their trade secrets....more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Spilling Secrets: Employers - Train on Trade Secrets - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law. An employer often overlooks training employees on what their restrictive covenant means and how to honor...more

Dentons

HR Quick Take: Sharing Company Secrets

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Q: We have a recently terminated employee who has been posting a lot of social media messages indicating she is going to reveal “secrets” about the company.  She worked in an area that was highly confidential with employee...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Protecting Trade Secrets in Texas: How Do You Identify and Secure a Trade Secret?

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To maintain its protection under Texas law, how do you keep a trade secret, secret? Under §134A of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, also known as the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act or TUTSA, a trade secret...more

Blank Rome LLP

[Ongoing Program] Recent Developments in Corporate M&A and Commercial Restrictive Covenants - February 8th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

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Join Us for Protecting Trade Secrets & Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Digital Age - Sophisticated Strategies to Protect Critical Assets When Key Employees Depart & Business Relationships Break Down - The protection...more

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[Ongoing Program] Hiring from the Competition in a High-Risk, High-Reward Labor Market - January 25th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

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Join Us for Protecting Trade Secrets & Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Digital Age - Sophisticated Strategies to Protect Critical Assets When Key Employees Depart & Business Relationships Break Down - The protection...more

Fisher Phillips

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Trade Secret Litigation Offers Creative Additional Option for Employers Asserting Patent...

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When most companies think about how to protect their proprietary information and inventions, the first (and most obvious) option is to file for patent protection. However, as recent court cases make clear, trade secret law...more

Fisher Phillips

Protecting Against the Risk of Trade Secret Exposure Arising from Biotech Industry Collaboration

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Biotechnology companies in the healthcare/pharmaceutical realm are in an exceptionally competitive field, with many companies competing against each other for a chance to market similar innovative therapeutics. These...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

What Employers Need to Know to Safeguard Their Trade Secrets

The protection of trade secrets and other confidential information is important to the bottom line of every company, whether a Fortune 100 corporation or a small business. In furtherance of that objective, this post gives...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reminder to Professional Services Firms – Do Not Take Your Trade Secrets for Granted

For most (if not all) professional services firms, client databases, client contact lists, and information reflecting client preferences are regarded by such firms as trade secrets that are essential to the business. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Federal Circuit Reminds Plaintiffs to Specify Their Trade Secrets

One of the most common forms of business agreements that our clients enter into is the non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Whether to explore a potential partnership between two companies, to consider a proposed merger or...more

Cooley LLP

Blog - Trade Secret Management in the United States: Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid

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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

Fisher Phillips

Trade Secret Protection With A Remote Workforce: 7 Practical Considerations for Employers

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The COVID-19 remote work era is now in its tenth month, and employees continue to work away from the physical office, without in-person supervision, and perhaps outside of the company network. During this time, many employees...more

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ITC 337 Quarterly Insider Q2 2020

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Goodwin’s 337 Quarterly Insider remains the premiere publicly available source for keeping up to date on all meaningful decisions coming out of the Commission. Please find below Goodwin’s insights on the months of April, May,...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Workplace Confidential: Preventing Former Employees from Using Your Trade Secrets

Most trade secret cases involve allegations that a former employee is using a company’s confidential information at a new job or their own business. Given that reality, and the workforce disruptions caused by the coronavirus...more

Knobbe Martens

Keeping up With the Kardashian-[Jenner]’s Trade Secret Battle

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On June 19, 2020, Kim Kardashian West’s (“Kardashian West”) company KKW Beauty, LLC (“KKW”) was sued in California Superior Court by its business partners Seed Beauty (“Seed”) alleging trade secret infringement. According to...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] Make Sure Your Company’s Confidential Information Was Not Disclosed at Home - June 12th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT

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Now that your employees may be coming back to work in the office, what legal steps should you take to ensure that your company’s confidential information or trade secrets remain protected? Come prepared with questions. We...more

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Steps Your Company Should Consider Now to Protect Value with a Wave of Trade Secret Litigation on the Horizon Due to COVID-19...

The coronavirus pandemic has created profound changes to how many Americans do their work, with an outsized number now working from home. This arrangement, while necessary given social distancing requirements and the...more

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Peloton Surges to the Top of the Leaderboard in Competitor Spat

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In 2012, Peloton rode into the home fitness scene with its now ubiquitous at-home exercise bike, which features a tablet that allows riders to stream both live and pre-recorded classes while competing against other riders on...more

Lowndes

Here’s What You Need To Know About Protecting Trade Secrets

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What do you do when a key employee leaves and you believe he/she has taken your company’s trade secrets to a competitor? Or when a strategic business partner uses your trade secret information to compete against you?...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Summary Judgment of No Misappropriation Due to Failure to Follow Confidentiality Marking Requirements

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A recent summary judgment opinion out of the Northern District of Texas provides a good reminder to trade secret stakeholders – follow the labeling requirements set forth in your confidentiality provisions or, alternatively,...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Spring Cleaning: Tidying Up Your “Reasonable Efforts” to Maintain Trade Secrets

It’s among an in-house counsel’s worst nightmares. A former business partner, ex-employee, consultant, or competitor has stolen your company’s trade secret information. Company management demands swift action....more

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Nursing Assistant’s “Self-Help” Attempt to Bolster Her Discrimination and Wage Claims Backfires in Spectacular Fashion

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As readers of this blog know, most trade secret misappropriation claims are brought in civil complaints—but a recent case out of Pennsylvania reveals how quickly the tables can turn on a civil plaintiff asserting claims...more

Cozen O'Connor

Protecting Your Trade Secrets: Implementing an Effective Exit Protocol

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We have previously posted on HR Headaches about the practical steps employers can take to protect their company’s trade secrets. ...more

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