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New York State court rejects double jeopardy argument in data theft case

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2013

We have previously written about Sergey Aleynikov, a former computer programmer for an investment bank who beat federal charges of trade secret theft

Reverse engineering software, without more, not trade secret misappropriation in California

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 30 2012

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that reverse engineering software in violation of a form end-user license agreement, without more, did not rise to the level of trade secret misappropriation

Top 10 2011 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 17 2012

We have compiled a list of the top 2011 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law

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

Connecticut Supreme Court rules that a public agency can create and maintain trade secrets

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2012

The Supreme Court of Connecticut has ruled that a public agency, the University of Connecticut, can create and maintain trade secrets that are exempt from disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”

Is Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for hackers only? Ninth Circuit says yes, and Supreme Court may have to make final call

  • Constangy Brooks & Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 19 2012

Employers looking to hold employees liable for misappropriation of trade secrets or violations of company computer policies under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may have to find another avenue for relief

Eating pie and trade secret theft what’s the “use”

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 2 2010

It is not often a case hits upon two of our favorite topics: Trade secrets and pie

Posting trade secrets

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2011

In August, a district court in New Jersey issued a significant decision addressing the issue of whether, and under what circumstances, the posting of materials on the Internet destroys trade secret status

Former Société Générale trader convicted of stealing proprietary source code; stage set for Goldman Sachs source code prosecution

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 21 2010

Much attention has been paid to the criminal prosecution of Samarath Agrawal, former trader at Société Générale, for allegedly misappropriating the source code that fueled the high-frequency trading algorithms used by Société Générale

Software compilation not a trade secret under state law

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded a grant of summary judgment to Defendants on Plaintiff’s claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract against defendant Sentia Group and several former employees of the plaintiff