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USA - August 27 2012
Aggrieved employers have often turned to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in suing former employees that allegedly absconded with information from company computers—especially critical trade secrets.
USA - August 8 2012
Aggrieved employers have often turned to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the "CFAA") in suing former employees that allegedly absconded with information from company computers.
USA - April 11 2012
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, the Ninth Circuit, in an en banc decision penned by Judge Kozinski, held that an employee could not be criminally liable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (the "CFAA") for "exceeding authorized access" to an employer's computer by accessing proprietary information in violation of the employer’s written policies.
USA - August 4 2011
Copyright defendants have a reason to thank Perfect 10, Inc. this week; the serial - and serially unsuccessful - plaintiff’s latest appeal has resulted in a decision that will make it significantly more difficult for copyright owners to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctions against alleged infringers in the Ninth Circuit.
USA - January 14 2011
On November 29, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership, 598 F.3d 831 (Fed. Cir. 2010), cert. granted, 79 U.S.L.W. 3326 (U.S. Nov. 29, 2010) (No. 10-290), a case that could prove to be a patent litigation game-changer.
