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On April 20, 2017, the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order continuing former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov's eight-year voyage through the state's and country's legal systems.

Both the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA") and Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("PUTSA") provide that a defendant may recover its attorneys' fees if it demonstrates...

Member Thomas Wintner and Associate Nicholas Armington co-authored an article published by IAM on the developing trend of trade secret litigation in the life sciences sector.

The DTSA differs from the UTSA in several important aspects. First, the DTSA allows for an ex parte seizure order.

In Seyfarth's third webinar in its series of 2017 Trade Secrets Webinars, Seyfarth attorneys Justin Beyer, Marcus Mintz, Dean Fanelli, and Thomas Haag focused on how to define and protect trade secrets...

As 2017 begins and IP strategies are being developed for the new year, it is a good time to reflect on what IP issues were prominent in 2016.

A Massachusetts federal court granted summary judgment to Alexion Pharmaceuticals, dismissing Amyndas Pharmaceuticals' Chapter 93A unfair competition claim based on alleged misuse of confidential information during partnership negotiations. The decision rigorously enforces causation requirements and clarifies the boundaries between trade secret protection and legitimate competitive activity in pharmaceutical business development.

On March 6, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment that signals DOJ's increased focus on enforcement actions related to artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced U.S. technologies.

According to a recent Forbes article, cyberhackers have developed techniques for modifying airport USB charging stations to download data from unsuspecting travelers' devices.

The Council of Ministers announced that the Luxembourg presidency had reached a "provisional agreement" with the European Parliament representatives regarding a new Trade Secret Directive on December 15, 2015.

On November 28, 2013, the European Commission issued a proposal for a directive "on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information against their unlawful acquisition, use, and disclosure."

On Sunday evening, CBS's 60 Minutes aired a segment featuring "The Five Eyes" and the critical issue of state-sponsored intellectual property ("IP") and trade secret theft.

As noted in our February 20th blog post, Robert O'Rourke, a 30 year salesman for cast iron products manufacturer Dura Bar, went on trial in Chicago for allegedly stealing Dura trade secrets before leaving to work...

A number of cases involving former executives have received national attention recently and serve as a good reminder that trade-secret, non-solicitation, and non-competition controversies can arise at the highest level of a company.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule imposing a national prohibition against non-competes along partisan lines (3-2) during an open meeting on April 23, 2024 (the Final Rule).

Time and time again, many startups tout their solution as better, faster or more user friendly than their competitors’.

Some interesting links we found across the web this week:

Emerging growth biotechnology companies often need to rely on third-party vendors and collaborators to fuel their research and development efforts.