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2021 Trade Secrets End of Year Report: Analysis of the Year’s Key Cases & Trends

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In 2021, trade secrets and non-competes continued to garner attention on the national stage. Non-competes were the focus of significant legislative activity at both the federal and local levels, while trade secrets lead to...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Computer Fraud & Abuse Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court recent decision in Van Buren v. United States significantly impacts the scope of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (“CFAA”).  The case carries implications for computer fraud prosecutions, employee abuse...more

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Supreme Court Restricts Use of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

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In its recent decision in Van Buren v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and its potential use by employers to ensure computer security and protection for...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

What Employers Need to Know to Safeguard Their Trade Secrets

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

Jones Day

2021 Mid-Year Review: Key Global Trade Secret Developments

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A trade secret is any information used in one’s business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. In the...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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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

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SCOTUS Ruling Narrows Computer Fraud Law

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Highlights - The ruling limits types of conduct that can be charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). - The ruling provides much-needed guidance for federal prosecutors but makes it more difficult to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Outlines Bounds of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court’s first opportunity to mark the limits of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Supreme Court significantly curtailed the act’s scope. In a decision on June 3, 2021,...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Supreme Court Ends Long-Running Circuit Split over CFAA “Exceeds Authorized Access” Issue, Adopting a Narrow Interpretation That...

In a closely-watched appeal, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reversed an Eleventh Circuit decision and adopted a narrow interpretation of “exceeds unauthorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA),...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Supreme Court Prohibits Use of Federal “Anti-Hacking” Law Against Those Who Use Otherwise Authorized Access for Improper Purpose

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court faced the difficult task of determining whether the opaquely-written Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) would apply to situations in which a person who was authorized to...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Van Buren v. United States (2021)

Supreme Court Narrows Federal "Anti-Hacking" Law to Exclude Enforcement Against Those Who Use Otherwise Authorized Access for Improper Purpose - There is a well-worn legal maxim that "hard cases make bad law."  In deciding...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CFAA Conviction Requires Some Kind Of A "Hack," Supreme Court Says

Mere "misuse" of information is not enough. The U.S. Supreme Court decided yesterday that a criminal conviction under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cannot be based merely on misusing information obtained through a...more

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