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The draft Directive protects those who report violations of competition, public procurement, and data protection rules, as well as misdeeds such as money laundering and tax evasion.

Human capital, intellectual property and a secure customer base often drive the value of an acquisition. To secure that value, the buyer of a business may want to retain key employees and prevent...

Apple's recent law suit against its former employee, Simon Lancaster, is an illustration of how vulnerable highly innovative companies are to employee trade secret theft.

On 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period comes to an end, and significant changes to the law in the UK will take effect.

Royal Mail has enhanced its app to verify barcoded stamps, combating counterfeit stamps more effectively. This functionality might face patentability challenges in Europe and the UK, but its commercial value suggests potential patent pursuit. Businesses should consider patent or trade secret protection for such innovations.

While Coca-Cola has not officially confirmed any changes to its U.S. recipe, there are indications that a shift from the use of corn syrup to cane sugar may be on the horizon.

Passage of the draft Directive on Trade Secrets (the 'Directive'), proposed in November 2013, looks imminent. We're expecting that the final Directive will be published this summer ..

Something is stirring inside Brussels – something big.

Advocate General's opinion in Case C-203/22 emphasizes controllers' duty to provide clear, meaningful explanations of automated decision-making logic under GDPR, balancing data subjects' rights with trade secret protections.

We were delighted to join Adam Myers on cyber security podcast Tales from the CyberLab, where Partners David Robinson and Fiona Phillips explored the rising – and often hidden – threat of intellectual property theft.

According to the paper, trade secrets are a preferred strategy for innovative UK firms.

The protection of valuable, private know-how and secret information is expected to be welcomed by businesses throughout the EU.

A Chinese court has found four employees of mining company, Rio Tinto, guilty of bribery and theft of trade secrets. The employees received jail sentences ranging from seven to fourteen years.

The Court of Appeal has recently issued helpful guidance as to the extent of the right of a successful Claimant to claim damages in misuse of confidential information cases.

There have recently been massive technical breakthroughs in second generation (2G) quantum technologies across a range of applications including in simulation, sensing & metrology, optimisation computation and communication.

According to the US Chamber of Commerce, the UK is now the highest ranked country for IP enforcement, a clear reflection of the continued hard-work and commitment by enforcement agencies in tackling IP Crime.

Did you know that many disputes in relation to trade secrets are between an employer and a former employee?