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Confidential Business Information: Protecting an Organization’s Most Valuable Secrets

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When it comes to the true source of a company’s value, it’s not necessarily in the products or the services they offer, nor is it in the brand they’ve carefully developed. The core of a company’s value is in the trade secrets...more

BakerHostetler

Byte-Sized Terms: Drafting AI Contracts That Generate Success

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As technology continues to evolve, the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations is reshaping the way we approach standard tech transactions. The traditional pillars of contract negotiation –...more

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50 State Desktop Reference - What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

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Introduction - As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating the AI Frontier: Legal and Operational Insights Into Generative AI

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In our ever-changing technological environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to exert its influence on numerous sectors, revolutionizing our approach to work. As businesses and organizations worldwide adopt...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Efficiency at What Costs? Creating Internal AI Policies Mitigates Legal and Business Risks Now.

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With the increase in popularity of artificial intelligence uses in business, companies are scratching the surface of AI’s potential to create efficient processes, automate tasks, and generate content at a low cost. With...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

3 Strategies for BYOD Risk Mitigation with Departing Employees

Companies continue to adopt Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies to save money and relieve employees of the “two-phone burden.” However, such policies come with clear risks. Companies must remain particularly concerned when...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Friend or Foe? Legal Risks Arising From ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Software

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Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have captured significant media attention. Developers argue that the technology, which learns from data to produce new text, visual, or audio content based on a...more

Fisher Phillips

3 Reminders for Employers Mitigating the Risk of Trade Secret Misappropriation in the Face of Mounting Layoffs

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While economists continue to debate the prospects for a recession, layoffs are impacting employees across the U.S., and not just in the technology sector. Given the greater potential for trade secret misappropriation in the...more

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Trade Secrets: An International Perspective on Their Protection and Tips to Mitigate Disclosure Risk

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There have been a number of recent prominent examples of the unauthorised use of trade secrets by employees or former employees of large businesses. In November 2021, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sued a 'soon to be former'...more

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[Webinar] What is insider risk, and why do companies ignore it? - November 16th, 12:00 pm AEDT

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What is insider risk? Managing and minimising risk in your organisation starts with understanding the types of risks in the modern workplace. Some risks are driven by external events and factors that are outside of direct...more

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Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property

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Companies often hire employees to develop new products, improve processes, create new technologies, and develop new markets. But how should employers address the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees...more

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[Webinar] What is insider risk, and why do companies ignore it? - October 7th, 11:30 am - 12:10 pm GMT

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What is insider risk? Managing and minimising risk in your organisation starts with understanding the types of risks in the modern workplace. Some risks are driven by external events and factors that are outside of direct...more

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[Webinar] Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property - September 29th, 2:00...

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Companies often hire employees to develop new products, improve processes, create new technologies, and develop new markets. But how should employers address the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees...more

Kidon IP

Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Manufacturing Process & Personnel (Part 7)

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After deciding on the basic corporate or contractual structure, the company should decide how best to strategically divide the manufacturing process. In the outsourced manufacturing context, the best process involves not only...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Danger on the Horizon: Detecting Early Signs of Trade Secret Theft by Competitors

Trade secrets are typically associated with a company’s most profitable products and services, and maintaining control of critical confidential information is often essential to a company’s revenue stream and continued...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IP Considerations During COVID-19: IP Housekeeping

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As businesses consider how to transition to a "new normal," a thorough review of intellectual property (IP) assets and a protocol for managing those assets should be part of the planning process. For many companies, the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Tips for Efficiently Managing New Trade Secret Risks Created by Shelter-In-Place Restrictions and Remote Working

On April 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlined the six “critical indicators” the state will monitor during the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it considers when to modify its statewide shelter-in-place...more

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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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

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

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

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Stolen Trade Secrets – Here’s why companies are losing in court

Over the past decade, companies are increasingly losing trade secret theft cases. Even when corporate secrets are stolen, courts are dismissing claims of disputed trade secret cases because plaintiffs have not taken...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Contractors – Protect Your Confidential Information from Wrongful Disclosure

Unit pricing and other confidential information contained within your bid documents may be recognized as a trade secret under Ohio’s Uniform Trade Secret Act and similar federal laws. What does that mean? In simple terms, it...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Why NDA Automation is a 2019 Imperative for Law Firms

Law firms are feeling the heat to keep pace with the accelerating, technology-driven changes overtaking the legal industry. Why should NDA automation be one of their first steps toward Legal Rising and digital transformation?...more

Polsinelli

4 Tips to Protect Trade Secrets and Confidential Information When Terminating Employees

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Employers may face risks of departing employees, particularly involuntarily terminated employees, taking the employer’s confidential information or trade secrets with them when they leave. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Most Cost Effective Way You Can Protect Your Trade Secrets

I was giving a talk recently when a senior executive asked me, “If we have the time and resources to focus on just one thing to improve our information security, what would you suggest?”  I didn’t hesitate: “Train your...more

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