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Texas adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act; New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina remain lone holdouts

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 16 2013

On May 2, 2013, the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry. The new law becomes effective on September 1

Keeping trade secrets secret is key

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 29 2013

Failure to protect corporate trade secrets had dire consequences for AGC, Inc., a Connecticut aviation component manufacturer forced to file a

Utah decision broadly construes the uniform trade secrets act's preemption provision

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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March 14 2012

In a decision recently issued by the Utah Court of Appeals, CDC Restoration & Construction, LC v. Tradesmen Contractors, LLC et al., the court broadly interpreted the preemption clause in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”) to hold that it “preempts claims based on the unauthorized use of information, irrespective of whether that information meets the statutory definition of a trade secret.”

Former Motorola software engineer sentenced to four years in prison for trade secret theft

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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August 30 2012

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo sentenced a former Motorola software engineer, Hanjuan Jin, to four years in prison for stealing Motorola trade secrets related to proprietary technology

Are employer social networking accounts protectable trade secrets?

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 13 2012

Social media has become an increasingly important tool for businesses to market their products and services

Court enjoins former American Airlines employee from further web postings of confidential information

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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September 11 2012

Last week, American Airlines and one of its former employees, Gailen David, entered in to an agreed permanent injunction which prohibits David from disseminating certain confidential, proprietary or trade secret information through any medium

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

Multi-million dollar trade secret heist results in federal criminal plea

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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September 7 2010

In the latest example of a significant international trade secret theft resulting in a federal criminal prosecution, chemist David Yen Lee recently pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to "knowingly and without authorization" possessing one or more trade secrets of his former employer Valspar Corporation ("Valspar") with intent to convert them "to the economic benefit of someone other than the owner

Judge denies TRO in Chicago hot dogtrade secrets war

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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June 29 2011

Vienna Beef, the official hot dog of the Chicago Cubs, recently struck out in its effort to obtain a temporary restraining order against hot dog rival Red Hot Chicago, Inc. and the grandson of one of the founders of Vienna Beef, Scott D. Ladany

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