Corporate Practice Series Portfolio No. 43–3rd, Trade Secrets: Protection and Remedies is a ten chapter portfolio that examines the public policy of protecting..

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 allows for U.S. district courts to preside over matters of foreign misappropriation of U.S. technology and trade secrets...

The "Elf on a Shelf" has seen a lot from the outside. Make sure the employment agreement prevents them from sharing within.

A judge in the Northern District of Texas recently declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. v. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al., alleging a pizza..

While the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected copyright protection for AI in Thaler v. Perlmutter last August, that case was unique insofar..

A perennial issue in trade secret litigation is: what factual allegations must be pled regarding what trade secrets are left when there are related patents from..

This episode focuses on the importance of intellectual property rights including trademarks, design rights, copyright, patents, and trade secrets legislation.

On March 4, the Federal Circuit, heard oral arguments for Celanese Int'l. v ITC, 22-1827 (Fed. Cir. 2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade..

As an organization founder, one of the most crucial decisions one makes is how to safeguard their unique ideas and intellectual property.

In Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-629C (Fed. Cl. 2024), 2024 WL 201890, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) addressed whether government..

Intellectual Property (IP) rights such as copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets are protected by law in every country as well as by applicable..

During this webinar, Sophie Lens and Julie Peeters identify some of the issues associated with AI use within a company (such as with data protection,..

With its gripping storyline that lifts the curtain on the entertainment industry`s biggest trade secrets, and Emraan Hashmi`s charismatic presence, Showtime..

The 2016 enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") has led to an increase in trade secret litigation.

In 2023, McGuireWoods' multi-disciplinary trade secrets practice group published legal insights for companies seeking to manage the onboarding and offboarding of..

For many businesses, the protection of trade secrets and confidential information is the key to continued success. Perhaps the most famous example of a trade..

The plaintiff, a luxury electric vehicle manufacturer, sued a competing EV automaker after alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent contract that led to..

This is a summary of the article "Bescherming van video games naar Belgisch recht: een analyse van het auteursrecht en bedrijfsgeheimen aan de hand van de..

A study found that more than half of employees steal confidential company information when they leave their employment. Data taken include customer email..

On December 5, the Seventh Circuit in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corp. will hear high-stakes arguments concerning the application of the..

Life Sciences is an area ripe for trade secrets misappropriation litigation. In recent news, Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC filed a lawsuit under the North Carolina..

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has broad power to issue exclusion orders blocking the importation of goods determined to have infringed or..

US President Joe Biden expressed that China has "real problems" during a fundraising event in San Francisco ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi..

A California semiconductor manufacturer cannot pursue in court its claims of trade secret misappropriation against a rival company while simultaneously..

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief we are joined by Daryl Leon, one of the leads of Proskauer's Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition..

When you have identified you have a valuable innovation that must be protected, is a trade secret or a patent the best option? These questions may be useful in..

In July 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published the "Report on the litigation trends regarding the unlawful acquisition, use or..

For this case, a major national stock trading venue sued a global financial exchange operator alleging that former employees misappropriated trade secrets in..

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information which may be sold or..

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has labeled China as an "existential threat" to the United States and the global community. During..

In a trade secret dispute between two franchisors of cookie stores, a federal judge has denied Crumbl's injunction request following claims that fellow cookie..

China has been accused of cyber espionage, hacking rival nations' systems for trade secrets, and employing contract hackers to access sensitive information...

US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and..

A trade secret is any information that can be used in the operation of a business or other enterprise and that is sufficiently valuable and secret to afford an..

Protecting trade secrets should be a priority in any jurisdiction. For companies, trade secrets are valuable assets that provide a competitive advantage.

At the beginning of the pandemic, concerns were raised that trade secret misappropriation might take a new form. Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce..

In Seyfarth's third installment in the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series providing valuable insights into navigating this evolving landscape, Seyfarth attorneys..

Alarmed at Instagram Threads’ steep rise, Elon Musk-run Twitter has threatened to sue Meta for allegedly using its trade secrets and poaching its former..

Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro has sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the company of engaging in "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation..

In the race to get new products into a massively saturated market, it is easy for food and drink businesses to skip over protecting every aspect of their..

Trade secrets, and the law relating to them, can seem a bit of a ‘black art', but the basics are very simple. Companies should 1) know what their trade secrets..

Turmoil in the banking industry continues as new allegations of theft have spurred a trade secret dispute that is bringing the defunct Silicon Valley Bank back..

Although trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets all concern intangible property rights and overlap to some extent, they differ from each other..

A case scenario, which follows the actions of a trade secrets thief around the world and looks at the mechanisms of the international enforcement process.

Recently, Seyfarth Partner Jesse Coleman had the opportunity to present an American Intellectual Property Law Association ("AIPLA") webinar titled "Working with..

Businesses understand that intellectual property ("IP")–trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, know-how, etc. – is among their most valuable assets.

Intellectual Property (IP) is a collective term for a set of intangible assets that are the results of creativity, such as, patents, copyright, trademarks, trade..

Due to its widespread and relatively easy use, most businesses rely on state or federal trade secret laws to protect their intellectual property.

A 2018 European Union Directive provided additional protections to trade secrets and harmonized laws between EU member states. Jones Day Madrid Partner-in-Charge..

Trade secrets regulation was unified by the Trade Secrets Act, which came into force in 2018.

The Chief of Army Staff said issues of concern continue to exist in cases of theft of Intellectual Property Rights, stealing trade secrets and technology from..

There have been challenges for plaintiffs to meet the burden of proof in view of the lack of discovery mechanisms in China. Jones Day partner Haifeng Huang..

A key question that confronts participants in any disruptive and innovative industry is that of intellectual property (IP) protection. Software is no exception...