Misappropriation, Intellectual Property Protection, Forensic Examination

Utilizing Digital Forensics Expertise in Intellectual Property, Copyright & Trade Secret Matters

J.S. Held on 4/8/2025

Need Assessment, Vetting, and Identification of a Reliable Expert in the Digital Forensics Process - Whether your organization is looking for advisory and expert support for an internal investigation into allegations of...more

Should Personal Cell Phones be off the eDiscovery Radar? – Case Law Update

Cozen O'Connor on 11/30/2023

The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas granted in part a plaintiff’s emergency motion for expedited discovery to allow forensic imaging of the defendant’s employees’ laptops to search for evidence of trade secret...more

Three Keys to Successfully Executing a Trade Secrets Investigation

TransPerfect Legal on 9/24/2020

In late March, our Research and Operations team looked into practice areas that will not only continue at the same pace during the pandemic, but potentially thrive. One of these was trade secret matters, which our research...more

Conducting Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Investigations Remotely

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/20/2020

One of the first things a company should do when it suspects that its trade secrets have been compromised or that an employee has violated post-employment restrictive covenants is to conduct an investigation. ...more

Securing Against Trade Secret Pitfalls and Dangers Arising From Employee Mobility Situations

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 10/8/2019

Picture this: Your company is in a highly competitive industry with several leading players heavily supported by major corporate investors and/or venture capital funds. The market is expected to generate potentially hundreds...more

Get Out Your Popcorn: Former Director of R&D Accused of Stealing Secret Popcorn Recipes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/6/2019

Caramel Crisp LLC, the owner of Garrett Popcorn Shops (“Garrett”), the renowned Chicago-based purveyor of deliciously flavored popcorn, recently filed suit in federal court in Chicago against its former director of research...more

Reducing Your Company’s Exposure to Trade Secret Litigation when Key Employees Come and Go

Morgan Lewis on 10/6/2015

THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO - Within the span of two weeks, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson, two top managers from your $2 billion corporation, resign. Both managers had complete, unfettered access to your corporation’s trade...more

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