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Fifth Circuit affirms dismissal of international trade secret dispute

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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March 21 2013

Even as the Obama administration is announcing an effort to crack down on international trade secret theft, the Fifth Circuit has released a ruling

Administration announces strategy for protecting U.S. trade secrets

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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March 18 2013

Theft of trade secrets by persons acting on behalf of foreign governments and corporations is a major problem for U.S. manufacturers, including

The penalties for stealing trade secrets just became worse

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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January 14 2013

When the U.S. Congress enacted it in 1996, the Economic Espionage Act (EAA) made the theft, transmission, or receipt of trade secrets a federal crime

Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act passes, streamlining international registration of industrial designs

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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December 5 2012

On December 5, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act

You might soon have new ammunition in your efforts to combat trade secret theft

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

If three Democratic senators have their way, some companies may soon be able to protect their valuable trade secret information under federal law

Trade secret litigation: it's getting criminal

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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October 4 2011

One would think that a civil jury award of $1.3 billion (even one that may be subsequently reduced by a judge to $272 million) would provide sufficient warning to companies about the perils of trade secret litigation. But, as the long-running dispute between SAP AG and Oracle Corporation makes clear, defendants should be concerned not just about the possibility of an adverse civil judgment, but also the possibility that matters can get much worse

Chalasani revisited: misappropriating ex-employee permanently enjoined

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 28 2011

We previously reported on the filing of a trade secret misappropriation case, Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al. v. Chalasani, in federal court in New York, Index No. 10 cv 7681, in which B of A sought injunctive relief against a former employee who downloaded and transferred electronically without permission proprietary trading strategies and other non-public information. B of A had announced reductions-in-force on September 21, 2010

Lexus reprised

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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January 18 2011

In the Toyota v Tabari, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 2010 decision, the pro se defendants prevailed

Can trade secrets owners plug an internet WikiLeaks?

Foley & Lardner LLP
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Global, USA
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January 3 2011

No self-respecting blog on trade secrets could let the recent news of WikiLeaks' mass publication of top-secret government cables go without comment

Illinois appellate courts fractured over legitimate business interest test

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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December 17 2010

Just over a month ago, the Second District Illinois Appellate Court found that its sister court's decision in Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. v. Ehlers, 394 Ill. App. 3d 421, 432 (4th Dist. 2009), to eliminate the "legitimate interest" test as a prerequisite to enforcement of post-employment non-compete agreements "warranted consideration."

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