Securities, Trade Secrets

Think Twice Before Describing a Lawsuit as “without Merit”

BCLP on 8/8/2023

What happened - A public company and its CEO lost motions to dismiss securities fraud claims based on: ..Statements in 10-Qs and 10-Ks that a competitor’s trade secrets lawsuit was “without merit” ..Assurances in...more

Technology Industry Newsletter - June 2016

Buchalter on 7/6/2016

For technology companies seeking investment capital, the new SEC regulations on crowdfunding that went into effect on May 16, 2016 present new funding options by expanding the pool of investors beyond the traditional funding...more

Intellectual Property: Crowdfunding and Confidentiality for Tech Start-Ups

Buchalter on 4/28/2015

I recently attended Launch Festival 2015 in San Francisco and Angel Launch’s LaunchFEST Mixer: Doing Deals with Silicon Valley—Attracting Funding, Angels, and Tech Trends in downtown Los Angeles. The events were very...more

Highly-Protected Secrets: Competitors Try to Keep Legal Secrets in the Quasi-Legal Marijuana Industry

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 12/15/2014

How do you use the law to keep something unlawful a secret? This and related questions arise as more states legalize marijuana for medical use, recreational use, or both. As an illicit industry emerges from the shadows,...more

Really? Requiring Someone To Use Information “Fairly And Lawfully” Can Be Illegal?

Allen Matkins on 8/5/2014

Companies have lots of very good reasons for adopting codes of conduct. These reasons include: - Ensuring compliance with applicable exchange listing rules (e.g., NYSE Rule 303A.10 and NASDAQ Rule 5610); -...more

The Complexities of the USPTO Proposed Attributable Ownership Rules

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/11/2014

The USPTO proposed attributable ownership rules would require the public disclosure of the “attributable owner” of patent applications and patents. As discussed in this article, the proposed definition of “attributable owner”...more