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Restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions are common tools to help protect trade secrets. Recently, a judge at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recognized that an employer's demand letters seeking to enforce non-compete and non-solicitation provisions of an employment agreement may support a lawsuit challenging the validity of those provisions.

The Eighth Circuit's decision in Revenue Management Solutions v. Commerce Bank examines the challenges technology companies face when seeking injunctive relief for alleged misappropriation of white-labeled software products. The case explores how white-label licensing arrangements can complicate claims of irreparable harm, particularly when end users remain unaware of the original developer's identity and contractual pricing schedules make damages calculable.

On February 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed a trade secret misappropriation claim for failing to identify explicit language establishing an expectation of privacy to the protected information.

The Ninth Circuit recently certified a question to the California Supreme Court regarding the scope of California Business & Professions Code Section 16600.

Where a plaintiff files its trade-secret claim can impact its litigation strategy.

As you consider the tasks you did not quite finish in 2013 and look ahead to 2014, we recommend including on your to-do list a review of your company’s practices and procedures for protecting its valuable, proprietary information.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office, along with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, sought initial public comment this week on draft guidelines entitled "International Guiding Principles...

We've been tracking the development of the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") for a while on TSW. It was only last month that President Obama signed the dotted line, and the DTSA became law.

As surprising as it may be to city dwellers, the deer farming industry generates $3 billion per year for the U.S. economy.

Noting the many important distinctions between trademark infringement actions and trademark oppositions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that failure in one does not automatically preclude pursuing the other.

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow addresses a critical question in trade secret litigation: when does the statute of limitations begin to run under the Defend Trade Secrets Act? The court's application of an access-plus-similarity framework and its treatment of multiple related trade secrets as a single claim for limitations purposes has significant implications for how companies must monitor and respond to potential misappropriation.

The jury found that Software misappropriated GlobeRanger's trade secrets and awarded $15 million in compensatory damages.

So, what’s "bad faith" sufficient to trigger the fee shift?

Spear Marketing, Inc. ("SMI") licensed its cash management software VaultWorks to BancorpSouth Bank ("BancorpSouth") from 2002-2012.

Situations abound in which a defendant has been sued in state court, and wants to get to federal court.

Pu appealed the district court's decision.

The bill defines "low-wage employees" as hourly employees making less than $15 per hour or the applicable state or local minimum wage, whichever is greater, or salaried employees making $31,200 per year or less.