Posts Tagged: trade secret
Trade Secret Litigation Reports: Four Years After the Enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into the law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) which extended the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA), which provides a broad basis …
CAFC Says Removal Improper, Trade Secret Case Didn’t Necessarily Raise Patent Law Issues
In a precedential opinion, Intellisoft v. Acer, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in a decision authored by Judge Dyk, held that the United …
Why it May Be Time to Provide Criminal Remedies for Patent Infringement
Under normal circumstances, infringement and misappropriation of the intellectual property (IP) rights of others are subject to civil liability under U.S. federal (and some states’) law; …
Utah IP Summit 2019
The Utah IP Summit is sponsored by the Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar. The IP Summit is a full day CLE conference hosted in …
The Role of Stupidity in Trade Secrets
Although every case had its own special facts reflecting unique personalities, technologies and business models, one necessary element was present in every single case. Somebody had done …
Proprietary Techniques vs. Employee Rights: The struggle to balance competing interests
It’s football season, so of course we should be talking about beer. Specifically, beer secrets. For fourteen years James Clark had an enviable job at Anheuser-Busch, …
Secrets of Social Media: Who owns social media accounts?
Andy Bitter, a former sports journalist covering the travails and triumphs of the Virginia Tech football team, was sued last month by his former employer, a local …
Trade Secrets: Intellectual Property Considerations and Guidance for Start-Ups
Trade secret holders must take reasonable precautions to maintain the secrecy of their secrets, such as keeping such information on a “need-to-know” basis. Companies should have clear …
The Blades Just Keep Spinning
Sinovel encouraged him to leave AMSC, promising to pay him a million dollars over five years (along with an apartment, and, reportedly, a prostitute). His advance was …
Reports Shows Significant Increase in Trade Secret Litigation Since Passage of DTSA
The Lex Machina report supports the notion that trade secret litigation has ramped up in U.S. district courts in the time since the passage of the …
Trade Secrets: Contempt proceedings put miscreant in jail for failure to provide information about misappropriation
Generally, a breach of confidence under English law does not give rise to criminal liability (and the recently implemented Trade Secrets Directive only addresses civil remedies for …
The 700 Million Dollar Boomerang Lawsuit
This is where the drama begins its teaching. Title Source believed its own narrative, in which it was a victim of HouseCanary’s breach... Why didn’t …
Alternative Routes to Protection of Innovation
Every year different groups provide rankings of patent prosecution law firms and a company’s patent count for the year. Patent law firms will tout their rankings …
The Biggest Trade Secret Loophole You’ve Never Heard Of
What would you think if I told you that anyone from France or China or Brazil that was just thinking about some legal action in their country …
How is intellectual property valued when selling a business?
Intellectual property (IP) often represents one of the largest asset classes that a company holds, and unlocking its value is a key element in any business sale. …
