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Plaintiff’s foreign operations result in “lessened” deference to choice of home forum

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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March 29 2013

Agreeing that a Texas plaintiff's choice of litigation forum in Texas deserved "somewhat lessened" deference because of its business operations in

Don’t photograph the machines!

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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March 29 2013

Speaking to the Economic Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions but reversed the

Preliminary injunction upheld against misappropriated cardiovascular drug

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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March 29 2013

Finding sufficient evidence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's preliminary injunction blocking the sale and

Administration launches Strategy on Mitigating Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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March 1 2013

The strategy announced on February 20, 2013, should serve as both a wake-up call from the government and an offer of assistance. Given the losses

Exclusive license not required for standing to claim misappropriation of a trade secret involving subway car brakes

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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February 28 2013

Addressing the issue of standing of a non-exclusive licensee to bring a trade secret misappropriation claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second

Adverse inference based on destruction of computer evidence

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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February 28 2013

In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's adverse inference instruction to the

Mattel v. MGA Entertainmentthe BRATZ saga continues

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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February 28 2013

In the latest chapter of the dispute between Mattel and MGA related to the BRATZ toys, the popular line of doe-eyed, fashion-forward dolls popular

Economic Espionage Act exposed

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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January 31 2013

Addressing what the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee referred to as a "dangerous loophole that demands our attention," President Obama

Ex-employee escapes Economic Espionage Act

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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May 30 2012

Addressing for the first time the Economic Espionage Act in a case involving stolen high-frequency-trading source code, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a computer programmer’s theft and transfer of an employer’s proprietary source code did not constitute a criminal offense under either the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA) or the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA

Public agency need not engage in a “trade” to protect information as a trade secret

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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March 30 2012

Addressing for the first time the issue of whether a public agency can create and maintain trade secrets that are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Supreme Court of Connecticut affirmed the trial court’s holding that no requirement exists under FOIA that the entity creating and maintaining the information must be engaged in a ‘‘trade” to benefit from trade secret protection

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