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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 -
TransPerfect Legal

Three Strategies to Prevent Departing Employees from Absconding with Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Business Information

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One of the biggest threats to modern corporations involves departing employees who take confidential business information (CBI) and/or trade secrets with them prior to or upon their departure. Indeed, the misappropriation of...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Using AI in Human Resources: Generative AI in the Workplace

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This post is the third in a three-part series examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Human Resources. In Part I, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the...more

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Protecting Your Business in a Digital World: Top 10 Questions for Internal Teams and Stakeholders

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The questions below are intended to help in-house counsel obtain the most important information related to technology projects so they can evaluate risks to the company’s data, intellectual property, and commercial interests,...more

StoneTurn

Trust and National Security: Lessons for Business Insider Threat Programs

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The recent arrest and criminal charges against Airman First Class Jack Teixeira for the alleged posting of classified and sensitive information on social media is yet another example of the significant risk that trusted...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

Fisher Phillips

Can a Robot Tell You That an Employee is About to Quit? The Use of People Analytics to Prevent Trade Secret Theft

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How do you predict when an employee is about to leave your company? Many people say that experience, personal knowledge of the specific person, and “gut feel” can forecast when someone may leave. But what if – rather than...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Georgia Decision Clarifies Scope Of Computer Trespass Statute

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Just as the United States Supreme Court recently limited the reach of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) in Van Buren v. United States, the Georgia Supreme Court has now reined in the Georgia state law...more

World Law Group

Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

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WLG's HR Law, IP/IT, and Litigation, and Dispute Resolution groups discussed what companies can do to protect their Trade Secrets when it comes to lawsuits or alternative dispute settlement procedures (including those induced...more

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[Webinar] Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures - October 27th, 9:30 am ET

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Join WLG's HR Law, IP/IT, and Litigation, and Dispute Resolution groups as they discuss what companies can do to protect their Trade Secrets when it comes to lawsuits or alternative dispute settlement procedures (including...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning to Academic Institutions and Research Organizations About Targeting of COVID-19 Research

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On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more

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Preparing to Return to the Office: Trade Secrets in the Post-Pandemic World

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It is often said that every crisis also presents an opportunity. The current COVID-19 pandemic presents the chance to revise and improve protective strategies for trade secrets. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Conducting Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Investigations Remotely

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One of the first things a company should do when it suspects that its trade secrets have been compromised or that an employee has violated post-employment restrictive covenants is to conduct an investigation. ...more

Hogan Lovells

EU: 5 tips to protect your trade secrets during the COVID-19 emergency

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While COVID-19 dramatically spreads across Europe, all companies are being forced to implement new large scale remote working arrangements. During these times of crisis, it’s easy for proprietary and confidential information...more

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The Increasing Importance of Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Asset Management Explained

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Trade secrets have, up until recently, been somewhat ignored. When I started to pay attention to trade secrets, some of my colleagues and contacts probably thought that I was mad. ...more

White & Case LLP

US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

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On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more

King & Spalding

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Features Key Developments in Intellectual Property and Information Technology

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On October 5, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) countries announced that they had resolved all remaining issues and reached a final agreement on the long-anticipated regional free-trade agreement. As King & Spalding...more

Morgan Lewis

Reducing Your Company’s Exposure to Trade Secret Litigation when Key Employees Come and Go

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THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO - Within the span of two weeks, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson, two top managers from your $2 billion corporation, resign. Both managers had complete, unfettered access to your corporation’s trade...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

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Federal government contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) should take notice of two recent executive agency actions. Combined, they lay the groundwork for a new cybersecurity clause to be added to the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

How to Keep What is Yours: Practical Considerations for Healthcare IT Protection

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One of the worst kept secrets is the experienced and expected growth in healthcare IT. In 2013, over $650 million was invested into healthcare IT companies, and the trend is continuing to grow. Combined with the fact that...more

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