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Litigating Trade Secret Cases: A Strategic Guide for In-House Counsel

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Ed. Note: This is the third in a series of articles taken from Gavin Parsons' CLE presentation for the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Dispute CLE Program presented on Thursday, January 30,...more

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Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: March 2025

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Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more

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Georgia Federal Court Denies TRO and Motion to Dismiss in Trade Secrets Case

On March 27, 2025, in Stimlabs LLC v. Griffiths, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ordered a former executive, Sarah Griffiths, to face claims related to her alleged theft of Stimlab’s trade secrets...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Evidence of a Defendant’s Physical or Digital Retention of Trade Secret Information Is Not Required to Prove Trade Secret...

A recent federal district court ruling serves as an important reminder that a former employee may be held liable for trade secret misappropriation even if the alleged trade secrets are not physically or electronically taken...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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

LADR Case Notes (August 2022-October 2022) and FLJ Currents (Winter 2023)

A gym franchisor recently secured a preliminary injunction against its former franchisee prohibiting the franchisee from operating an independent gym on the same location and using the franchisor’s trade secrets. Chris...more

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Preliminary Injunction Upheld in Trade Secret Dispute Despite Prior Publication

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Publication of an algorithm prevents the algorithm from being a trade secret, right? Not necessarily. The Federal Circuit just reminded us that under certain circumstances that may not be the case. ...more

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Texas Appellate Court Requires Strict Proof of Trade Secret Elements For Every Defendant in Evaluating TCPA Defense

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A recent Texas appellate court decision provides additional guidance for those parties litigating trade secrets in the new era of the Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”). The holding in Morgan v. Clements Fluids S....more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

In Hawaii, “Aloha” May Mean Both Hello And Goodbye, But When Employees Leave, Who Owns The Customer Relationships?

As we’ve observed over the years, when addressing trade secrets claims based on customer lists, courts have landed all over the place. These cases involve difficult questions such as when an employee develops relationships on...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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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2015

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28 U.S.C. § 1782: A Powerful Tool in Global Disputes - As the number and complexity of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes increase, companies can use 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to obtain evidence from U.S.-based...more

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