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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 -
Smart & Biggar

Protecting trade secrets and confidential business information in Canada

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Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada....more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The Essential Guide to Non-Disclosure Agreements: Protecting Your Business Ideas and Partnerships

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Have you ever worried about the safety of your business secrets when discussing your innovative ideas with potential partners, and vendors, or hiring new employees?...more

Epstein Becker & Green

What Should Employers Be Doing Now to Best Protect Their Business Interests?

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Part 3 of a Series on the Three Most Frequently Asked Questions Following the FTC’s Final Noncompete Rule - This is the final installment of our three-part series discussing employers’ most frequently asked questions in...more

TransPerfect Legal

Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success

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Late last month, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted a panel on Trade Secret Protection in Life Sciences: Strategies for Success. In today's rapidly evolving business environment, trade secrets are becoming...more

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Are Your NDAs Up to Date?

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Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) can be used to protect companies’ confidential and trade secret information. But you should resist the urge to have a vendor, contractor, or employee sign a dusty old stock NDA and assume your...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Employee Confidentiality Agreements Can Be Enforced without New Consideration

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A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that a confidentiality agreement signed five months after an employee was hired can be enforced after the employee leaves even if the employee received no consideration other than...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Collision at the Intersection of Construction and Intellectual Property Law: Are You Protecting Your Firm's Trade Secrets?

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The construction industry is full of valuable business information including customer lists, pricing information, project budgets, and more. The value of such information may be lost if it becomes known to a competitor or the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

What are IP Assignment Agreements?

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For the high-growth startups we represent (and into which our venture capital clients invest), intellectual property (IP) is typically the core asset driving the company’s value. Ensuring that the company’s IP is properly...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Noncompetes in the Crosshairs: Safeguarding the Company's Secret Sauce in the New World of Employee Mobility

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Venture capitalists refer to “secret sauce” as the differentiator that gives one startup the edge over competitors. The secret sauce, properly protected, is a trade secret. However, employee turnover can threaten the secret...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Circuit Court Strikes Down Liquidated-Damages Agreement in Trade Secret Case

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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently made two rulings that may impact companies using liquidated-damages clauses in their confidentiality agreements to protect their trade secrets....more

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11th Circuit Upholds Trial Court’s Rejection of Liquidated Damages in Trade Secret Case

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Safeguarding trade secrets is typically Rule No. 1 for many companies—particularly technology companies. Therefore, when a company needs to share its highly-guarded trade secrets with a subcontractor in order to complete a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Spilling Secrets: Employers - Train on Trade Secrets - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law. An employer often overlooks training employees on what their restrictive covenant means and how to honor...more

Miller Nash LLP

Taking Steps to Protect Confidential Information

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Many companies have confidential information that they want to protect from disclosure to third parties or use by competitors. Often, companies also have agreements with vendors or clients in which the company promises to...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Protecting Trade Secrets in Texas: How Do You Identify and Secure a Trade Secret?

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To maintain its protection under Texas law, how do you keep a trade secret, secret? Under §134A of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, also known as the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act or TUTSA, a trade secret...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Benefits of and Best Practices for Protecting Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Inventions as Trade Secrets

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We previously discussed which portions of an artificial intelligence/machine-learning (“AI/ML”) platform can be patented. Under what circumstances, however, is it best to keep at least a portion of the platform a trade...more

Blank Rome LLP

[Ongoing Program] Recent Developments in Corporate M&A and Commercial Restrictive Covenants - February 8th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

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Join Us for Protecting Trade Secrets & Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Digital Age - Sophisticated Strategies to Protect Critical Assets When Key Employees Depart & Business Relationships Break Down - The protection...more

Blank Rome LLP

[Ongoing Program] Hiring from the Competition in a High-Risk, High-Reward Labor Market - January 25th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

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Join Us for Protecting Trade Secrets & Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Digital Age - Sophisticated Strategies to Protect Critical Assets When Key Employees Depart & Business Relationships Break Down - The protection...more

Weintraub Tobin

Trade Secret or Patent?

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Business owners often ask whether they should protect their intellectual property with a trade secret or a patent. The answer is: It depends. What Can Be Protected? The first thing to consider is what it is that...more

Fisher Phillips

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Trade Secret Litigation Offers Creative Additional Option for Employers Asserting Patent...

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When most companies think about how to protect their proprietary information and inventions, the first (and most obvious) option is to file for patent protection. However, as recent court cases make clear, trade secret law...more

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New California Law Further Restricts Confidentiality Provisions in Employment, Settlement, and Separation Agreements

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the “Silenced No More Act” (SB 331 or the “Act”), which expands limitations on confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements for filed claims, previously...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Non-Disclosure Agreements and Trade Secrets: 12 Points to Consider

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When businesses share their trade secrets or confidential information with employees or third parties (a franchisee, a joint venture partner, a potential buyer, etc.), they rely on trade secret law and on non-disclosure...more

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Protecting Against the Risk of Trade Secret Exposure Arising from Biotech Industry Collaboration

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Biotechnology companies in the healthcare/pharmaceutical realm are in an exceptionally competitive field, with many companies competing against each other for a chance to market similar innovative therapeutics. These...more

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What Employers Need to Know to Safeguard Their Trade Secrets

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The protection of trade secrets and other confidential information is important to the bottom line of every company, whether a Fortune 100 corporation or a small business. In furtherance of that objective, this post gives...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reminder to Professional Services Firms – Do Not Take Your Trade Secrets for Granted

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For most (if not all) professional services firms, client databases, client contact lists, and information reflecting client preferences are regarded by such firms as trade secrets that are essential to the business. ...more

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