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Contractual clause requiring return of confidential information at termination helps former employer obtain injunction on misappropriation claim

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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January 3 2013

Trade secret misappropriation cases turn on details. Accordingly, it is always interesting to see the particular details which tilt a court's decision one

Federal court in Chicago refuses to issue injunction based upon either an "inevitable disclosure" claim or a 24-month non-compete with an "extremely broad" geographic scope

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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January 10 2012

A federal judge in Chicago recently refused to issue an injunction based upon either the “inevitable disclosure” of trade secrets doctrine or a geographically broad, 24-month non-compete that did not have a narrowly drawn activity restriction

Erroneous jury instructions cause Kansas Supreme Court to reverse jury verdict in trade secretrestrictive covenant case

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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November 22 2011

The Supreme Court of Kansas recently issued an opinion in Wolfe Electric, Inc. v. Duckworth and Global Cooking Systems, LLC, No. 99,536 (Ka. Oct. 21, 2011), a trade secret misappropriation and restrictive covenant case brought by a manufacturer of conveyor pizza ovens, Wolfe Electric, against its former president, Duckworth, and his new conveyor pizza oven company, Global Cooking Systems

Just the stats please! New study provides statistical snapshot of federal court trade secret litigation

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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March 31 2010

A new study of federal court trade secret litigation confirms that the number of lawsuits involving alleged trade secret misappropriation continues to grow exponentially

The "authorized access" issue under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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June 2 2010

Earlier this year, Aon Risk Services Northeast Inc. (“Aon”) brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Marsh USA Inc., Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (together, “Marsh”), and three former employees

Minimizing the risk that a new hire will lead to trade secret litigation: some simple preventive steps

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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July 20 2010

When hiring new employees, you can minimize the risk of inadvertently becoming embroiled in trade secret litigation by taking a few simple steps

How conducting exit interviews can help protect your trade secrets

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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July 20 2010

HR professionals will tell you that an exit interview is a valuable tool for learning what a company is and is not doing well; what they may not tell you is that exit interviews are also an important tool for managing the risks of the electronic workplace

Lack of reasonable protective measures costs trade secret status

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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February 15 2010

A recent Alabama Court of Appeals case, Jones v. Hamilton, Case No. 2081077 (January 22, 2010), illustrates how a failure to take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of documents and information will result in the loss of trade secret status

Just the stats please (round II)! New study provides statistical snapshot of state court trade secret litigation

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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February 16 2011

Last year, the Gonzaga Law Review published an exhaustive study of federal court trade secret litigation

Another instance of alleged trade secret misappropriation results in federal criminal indictment

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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October 17 2011

Following up on a recent post, U.S. v. Pu presents another instance of a trade secret theft case with an international component that the federal authorities have decided to prosecute