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Preliminary Injunctions Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)

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Preliminary Injunction Granted Against Former Employees of Wealth Management Firm

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A recent decision by EDVA District Judge Henry Hudson granting a preliminary injunction to a wealth management firm against four of its former employees who left to open a competing firm is a good example of the speed of the...more

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Specificity Required for Trade Secret Protection under the DTSA: An Attempt to Protect “Confidential Information” Dooms...

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On June 17, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion reversing a preliminary injunction imposed in a trade secret case, explaining that the district court abused its discretion by, inter alia, failing to fully...more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Grant Of Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Use Of Alleged Trade Secrets As Abuse Of Discretion

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On June 17, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued a precedential opinion reversing a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Case No....more

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E for Effort? PI Analysis in Trade Secret Suit Riddled With Errors

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the granting of a sweeping preliminary injunction (PI) in a trade secret suit against a competitor, finding that the district court’s analysis failed to consider...more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction for Trade Secret Misappropriation

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In a rare Federal Circuit decision under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq., the court reversed the grant of a preliminary injunction by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: November 2023

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Ex-employee’s golf outing with customer does not violate non-solicit - An auto parts manufacturer in Michigan sought a preliminary injunction against a former sales employee for violating his restrictive covenants,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Insufficient Evidence: Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Trade Secret Misappropriation

While preliminary injunctions are not uncommon in trade secrets misappropriation cases, a recent Fifth Circuit decision highlighted the importance that the movant put forth colorable evidence of misappropriator “use” of the...more

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Third Circuit Illuminates Several Issues in Trade Secret Litigation

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Two recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit shed light on several recurrent issues that arise in trade secret litigation under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and related state acts....more

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Federal Circuit Deems Algorithm Potentially Valid Trade Secret Notwithstanding Prior Publication

On January 24, 2022, the Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction blocking the publication of a patent application on the basis that it contained the plaintiff, Masimo Corp.’s trade secrets. Masimo Corp....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trade Secret Litigants Take Note: California District Court Provides Guidance on Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction and Expedited...

In trade secrets litigation, it is often critical to expeditiously obtain protection from further disclosure or continued misappropriation of the trade secret at issue through a motion for preliminary injunction. Courts are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Practice What You Preach: Trade Secret Rules (Of Course) Apply to Lawyers

When trade secret lawyers advise executives transitioning to a job with a competitor, they typically tell them to “take nothing with you” on the way out – meaning that no confidential, proprietary or trade secret information...more

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Mid-Year Review of Key Trade Secret Decisions

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A trade secret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from not being generally known. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret....more

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Court Grants Rare Preliminary Injunction to Autonomous Vehicle Company WeRide

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Court rules that WeRide is likely to prevail on merits of its trade secret misappropriation claims against competitors - In a trade secret misappropriation case between two autonomous vehicle companies, the Northern...more

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10th Circuit Affirms that Employer Failed to Show How Past Harm Signified Future Irreparable Harm in Support of Preliminary...

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On December 28, 2018, a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the holding by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado denying the plaintiff’s, DTC Energy Group, Inc. (“DTC Energy”),...more

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Injunctive Relief Denied in Trade Secret Theft Case - Identifying Combination Trade Secrets Require Sufficient Details Describing...

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Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci, of the Western District of New York, recently denied a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction sought by irth Solutions, LLC (irth Solutions) to protect the "unique combination"...more

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California Federal District Court Grants TRO And Preliminary Injunction To Protect Trade Secret Customer Lists

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A California federal district court recently granted a TRO and preliminary injunction against a general manager who allegedly misappropriated customer information from his previous employer in violation of the California...more

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A Dismissal Without Prejudice May Not Support Fee Award Under the DTSA

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In a case of first impression, Judge Gregg Costa of the Fifth Circuit, affirming a lower court decision, held that a dismissal without prejudice of a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) case does not support a prevailing-party...more

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Trade Secret Defendant Awarded Fees for “Objectively Specious” DTSA Claims

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Judge William Alslup of the Northern District of California recently awarded fees to CloudFlare, Inc. (CloudFlare), a defendant in a trade secret misappropriation case under, in part, the relatively new Defend Trade Secrets...more

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Kittens, Stephen Curry, And Cryptocurrency: This Trade Secrets Case Has It All.

What do kittens, three-time NBA Finals champion Stephen Curry, and cryptocurrency have in common? On May 7, 2018, a subsidiary of Launch Labs, a Canadian corporation doing business as Axiom Zen, released cryptocollectibles...more

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Don’t Worry, Your Secret is Safe With Me

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Many defendants attempt to defend claims for trade secret misappropriation by claiming that they never used or disclosed the information in question. Based on a recent ruling by a federal district court in New York, however,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UPDATE: The Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act vs. The California Uniform Trade Secrets Act

We first wrote on this topic nearly a year ago. Since then, courts have had an opportunity to interpret some of the provisions of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Indeed, since it was signed into law, more than...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

That’s A Cut: “Textbook Reparable Harm” Was “Showstopper” To Video-Streamers’ Preliminary Injunction Request

The lawsuit between Swarmify and Cloudflare recently produced an Order in which U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup denied Swarmify’s motion for a preliminary injunction, and also offers a cautionary tale about what...more

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Tenth Circuit Significantly Narrows Scope of Injunction Cases Where Irreparable Harm is Presumed

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On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a moving party is not excused from showing irreparable harm prior to the issuance of a preliminary injunction in a trade secret misappropriation...more

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Lessons Learned: Tips on How to Allege and Argue Trade Secret Misappropriation at a Preliminary Injunction Hearing

Since its passage in 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) has increasingly become a valuable tool for employers seeking to enjoin former employees and competitors from misappropriating trade secrets. However, in requests...more

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Defend Trade Secrets Act: Recent Developments Raise Questions About Inadvertent Disclosure

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The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), signed into law last year by President Obama, revolutionized intellectual property law by creating a new civil cause of action permitting trade secret owners to sue for misappropriation...more

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