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The Georgia Supreme Court rejects the inevitable disclosure doctrine in a trade secret dispute

  • Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2013

The following situation can occur when employees and executives possess a company's trade secrets and confidential business information. An employee

Is your company’s customer list still a trade secret if your company uses labeled delivery trucks?

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 4 2013

Does using a labeled truck identifying your company to deliver products to your clients make your client list publicly available? Will doing so

Texas adopts the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2013

On May 2, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The new law adopts a version of the Uniform Trade

Employee data theft and corporate hacking surveys point to need for additional federal trade secrets legislation

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 22 2013

Today is the deadline for public comments requested by the Obama Adminstration on any proposed changes to federal law to combat trade secret theft

California federal court hammers defendant for destroying evidence in trade secret rift

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2012

A California federal district court judge recently issued a contempt citation and sanction award of $73,000 against a defendant in a trade secret misappropriation dispute for violating a court order to preserve evidence pending a hearing on a temporary restraining order

Protecting company information when employees bail: California alternatives to employee non-compete agreements

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 23 2013

How does a California employer prevent its business from walking out the door along with a departing employee? In most jurisdictions, the employer

Top 10 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law in 2012

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 31 2012

As part of our annual tradition, here is our list of the top 10 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law for 2012

Illinois federal court issues preliminary injunction prohibiting use of misappropriated trade secrets but rejects request for expanded injunction based on alleged “inevitable disclosure”

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 28 2013

A recent Illinois trade secrets and non-compete decision involving a 3D printing salesman serves as a reminder that some Illinois courts will

Hefty damages award “in the cards” for Hallmark: Eighth Circuit upholds victory against ex-executive who released confidential information to competitor

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 17 2013

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a large jury verdict in Hallmark Inc.'s favor against a former employee who Hallmark alleged

Watch your assets part two: best practices for protecting confidential information

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 29 2012

One of the primary reasons for using a restrictive covenant agreement is to protect a company’s confidential information and trade secrets