ArticleAutonomous Vehicles Threaten OEM Trade SecretsAs vehicles become increasingly automated, new technology is giving rise to new partnerships. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleCompany Allowed To Pursue Suit Against Former Employee For Unfair Competition Despite Absence Of Trade-Secret ViolationIn Angelica Textile Services, Inc. v. Park, a California court of appeal considered the issue whether Angelica’s common-law claims for breach of contract, unfair competition, and interference with business relations would be allowed to proceed against a former employee despite the absence of any trade-secret violationUnited StatesEmployment and HRFenwick
ArticleDefend Trade Secrets Act Is EnactedIn late April, Congress approved the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA" or the "Act") with over-whelming bipartisan majorities. Preview In late April, Congress approved the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA" or the "Act") with over-whelming bipartisan majorities. United StatesEmployment and HRSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleEmployment Law Commentary, November 2013On September 1, 2013, Texas became the 47th state to adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("UTSA"). United StatesEmployment and HRMorrison Foerster
Article"Guidelines For Protecting Company Trade Secrets" In Employers And The Law: 2013-14 Anthology Of Best ArticlesEmployers and the Law: featured an article written by A.J. Zottola and Robert Parr entitled "Guidelines for Protecting Company Trade Secrets."United StatesEmployment and HRVenable LLP
ArticleImplementing An Effective Trade Secrets/Confidential Information Protection ProgramWith the easy portability of information enabled by technology, it's important for in-house counsel to implement a trade secrets/confidential business information protection program. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleSurvey Reports High Percentage Of Employee Misuse And Theft Of Company DataA recent study by independent data privacy research firm Ponemon Institute of 3,317 individuals in six industrialized countries found that employees are moving intellectual property, including trade secrets, outside their companies in all directions. United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
ArticleThe Critical Nature Of Labor And Employment Diligence In TransactionsBecause nearly every company has a workforce, labor and employment issues permeate nearly every transaction.United StatesEmployment and HRSheppard
ArticleTrade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 68: FTC Noncompete Ban EnjoinedYou are invited to listen to Episode 68 of Greenberg Traurig's Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "FTC Noncompete Ban Enjoined." In this episode, repeat co-host Justin Victor joins Jordan Grotzinger...United StatesEmployment and HRGreenberg Traurig
ArticleHow To Protect IP In Energy Industry Joint VenturesExploration and development of oil and gas reserves increasingly requires costly, tailored technologies and enhanced safety and environmental measuresUnited StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
ArticleDual Delay: Minnesota Extends PFAS Products Reporting DeadlineAfter the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delayed the submission period for its one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...United StatesEnvironmentAkin
Article2020 AIPLA Trade Secret Summit Goes VirtualThe American Intellectual Property Law Association's Trade Secret Summit will be held virtually this year. The Summit will consist of two 45-minute presentations every Wednesday beginning on August 12...United StatesIntellectual PropertySeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleAndrew Boutros And Alex Meier Authored An Article For Bloomberg's White Collar Crime ReportAndrew Boutros and Alex Meier authored "An Endangered Claim Reemerges: The Defend Trade Secrets Act Breathes New Life Into Trade-Secrets-Based RICO Claims," an article on March 17...United StatesIntellectual PropertySeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleAutomotive Tech In 2018: Legal Trends And DevelopmentsThe legal landscape for the automotive sector continued its evolution in 2018 with the development of new technology becoming a focal point for litigation, patenting and regulation.United StatesIntellectual PropertyWilmerHale
ArticleCalifornia Appellate Court Affirms "Bad Faith" Attorney Fees Award In Competitor Suit Aimed At Chilling Employee MobilityTrade secret litigation aimed at chilling the free mobility of employees is an all too common occurrence, particularly in hot markets like the technology sector. United StatesIntellectual PropertyFenwick
ArticleCalifornia Trade Secrets vs. DTSAFederal-level protection of trade secrets is considered a likely reailty after Congress approved the Defend Trade Secrets Act last week by wide margins.United StatesIntellectual PropertyWilmerHale
ArticleChief ALJ Bullock Issues Initial Determination Of No Violation In Certain Foodservice Equipment (337-TA-1166)On June 4, 2021, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued a notice regarding his initial determination ("ID") finding no violation of section 337 in Certain Foodservice Equipment and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1166). United StatesIntellectual PropertyOblon
ArticleChinese National Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Economic EspionageA Chinese national pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage.United StatesIntellectual PropertyHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleCongress Passes A New Law Providing A Federal Cause Of Action For The Misappropriation Of Trade SecretsOn April 11 and April 27, 2016, the Senate and House, respectively, passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA).United StatesIntellectual PropertyProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleCourt Properly Refused To Dissolve Injunction Involving Trade Secret MisappropriationGlobal Protein Prods., Inc. v. Le, 42 Cal. App. 5th 352 (2019)United StatesIntellectual PropertyProskauer Rose LLP