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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
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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

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] The Californication of Non-Compete Laws – Recent Changes That Impact All Employers Across The United States - June 26th,...

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Join us for an informative webinar on the latest developments in the non-compete agreement arena with two members of CDF’s Unfair Competition & Trade Secret Practice Group: Dan M. Forman, Chair, and Ashley A. Halberda who...more

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Confidential Business Information/Toxic Substance Control Act: Environmental Defense Fund Opening D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals...

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The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) filed an opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) challenging a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Toxic Substances...more

Fisher Phillips

Foul on the Play: 6 Takeaways for Employers as NY Knicks Sue Toronto Raptors for Trade Secret Misappropriation

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The New York Knicks just sued their former employee and his new employer, the Toronto Raptors, in a case that can teach employers a lot about trade secret misappropriation. The August 21 lawsuit accuses their Eastern...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Are You & Your Business Assets Fully Protected?

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Today it is more important than ever to ensure you, your company, and your business assets are fully protected from the inside out. If not, it could mean losing everything. Here’s a list of items to consider when reviewing...more

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Protecting Trade Secrets in Remote and Hybrid Workplaces: 3 Questions Employers Should Be Asking Themselves

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Employers today are coming to terms with what has developed into full-time remote or hybrid work arrangements for many workers. However, you should recognize that the rise of these work arrangements may create additional...more

Wiley Rein LLP

EPA is Getting it Right on TSCA Confidential Business Information (CBI) – but You Should Still Comment on the Proposed Rule

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Let’s kick start a conversation on Toxic Substances Control Act confidential business information (TSCA CBI). Maybe I’ve just missed it, but I have not seen much public discussion about the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Proposed Rule Concerning CBI Claims under TSCA Addresses Purpose of New Part 703 and Requirements for Asserting a Confidentiality...

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On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new and amended requirements concerning the assertion and treatment of confidential business information (CBI) claims for information reported to or...more

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5 Trade Secret Protection Steps Employers Should Take in Response to New Corporate Espionage in Florida Act

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the Combating Corporate Espionage in Florida Act into law, and it will take effect on October 1, 2021. The new law was created to protect intellectual property in Florida from...more

Dechert LLP

How are Businesses’ Confidential Information and Trade Secrets Protected?

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A thorny question which can arise on the termination of an individual’s employment relates to the individual’s ongoing duty of confidentiality to his or her former employer. A recent case brought by Trailfinders (a well-known...more

Blank Rome LLP

[Webinar] Primers for Pandemic Litigation Update - Critical Assets at Risk: Protecting Data Privacy and Trade Secrets during...

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With the COVID-19 related increase in remote work, anxious employees are being increasingly targeted by cyber criminals and hackers with phishing scams, business e-mail compromise schemes, and malicious ransomware. At the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: Protecting Trade Secrets In The Midst Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Millions of Americans and others around the globe have been told to work from home in order to blunt the spread of COVID-19. In short order, companies have been faced with unprecedented strain on internal networks and demands...more

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Federal Judge Confirms that Federal Trade Secret Statute Applies to Misappropriation that Occurs Overseas

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Earlier this month, a Northern District of Illinois jury returned a verdict in favor of Motorola for over $700 million after a trial in which Motorola alleged that Hytera hired three engineers away from Motorola’s Malaysian...more

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U.S.-China Trade Deal Shows Potential for Improved U.S. Intellectual Property Rights in China

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A result of negotiating techniques from Donald Trump's book "The Art of the Deal" or a result of strategies from the ancient Chinese military strategy treatise "The Art of War"?...more

Morgan Lewis

IP Protection in the US–China Trade Deal

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The US–China trade deal signed on January 15 aims to strengthen intellectual property protection for US intellectual property holders....more

McAfee & Taft

Tattoo artists’ war over customers sparks lawsuit

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Ever been frustrated by a former employee unfairly using your confidential business information and trying to take your customers? As it turns out, tattoo artists have trade secrets, too. Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy is the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Fiduciary Duties With Respect To Trade Secrets For Dual Or Multiple Directors

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The purpose of this short paper is to ‘join the dots’ between a director’s fiduciary duties and especially a person holding dual or multiple directorships and trade secrets....more

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Fiduciary Duty With Respect To Trade Secret Asset Management

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Trade Secret’s New Found Prominence: As we both have written previously, the changing nature of technology, product development and sales, and the patent enforcement landscape, have given trade secrets a new-found...more

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Texas Supreme Court Declines To Take Up Case Requesting That A Plaintiff Describe The Elements Of Any Trade Secret Process That It...

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Late last week, the Texas Supreme Court denied a petition for mandamus in which the petitioner sought an order compelling a plaintiff to identify the specific trade secrets it contends were misappropriated, bucking what...more

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Combatting Corporate Espionage In The Digital Age

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In the modern age of relatively cheap and ever-evolving technology, corporate espionage is a real threat that could be perpetrated by any employee or other insider at any time. The term “corporate espionage” covers many...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Content Developer Attempts to Tag MLB with Conversion: “Safe,” Rules Justice Kornreich

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Have you ever had a brilliant business idea, only to discover years later that someone else has beaten you to market? If you are a professional athlete, you might break your hand punching a fire extinguisher or picture frame...more

Kilpatrick

3 Top Takeaways: Modern Protection of Business Interests

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Audra Dial recently joined other dignitaries to speak about “Business Law in the 21st Century” at the 2017 Dean Robert J. D’Agostino Symposium presented by the John Marshall Law Journal. Ms. Dial’s...more

Lewitt Hackman

FRANCHISOR 101: Original Content Needed to Protect Ops Manuals

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An important part of the franchise system is the confidential operating manual. Many franchisors claim protection of operating manuals under the law of trade secrets and copyright. Keeping the contents confidential is...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Proposed Rule Would Promote Sealing New York Commercial Division Records Containing Sensitive Business Information

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The heavy burden of persuading the Commercial Division of New York State Supreme Court to seal court records containing sensitive business information could be eased under a proposed new rule. In releasing the new rule for...more

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The Sixth Circuit’s Continued Scrutiny of Sealing Decisions

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We wrote here previously regarding the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Shane Group v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan vacating a class action settlement because the district court improperly refused to unseal the parties’...more

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