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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

Indiana appellate court finds that Indiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempts common law misappropriation and civil conversion claims in mixed martial arts broadcasting dispute

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 20 2012

The Court of Appeals of Indiana recently reversed and remanded a 2008 suit brought by the North American Boxing Council (NABC) against HDNet LLC (HDNet), in which the NABC alleged that HDNet stole its idea for a mixed martial arts (MMA) broadcast series after the parties had discussed a broadcast arrangement that never materialized into a formal contract

Customer lists by another name social media and trade secrets - part 1

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

Employers are well aware of the various implications that the social media explosion has on the workplace. The various issues created by Facebook

Alleged breach of non-disclosure agreement related to 3D technology at issue in new California suit involving Hollywood heavyweights

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 26 2012

In a legal matchup involving some Hollywood heavyweights, Thomas Randolph filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court recently, alleging he was defrauded out of his stake in a prominent 3-D movie technology venture

California federal court finds that plaintiff's claims are not preempted by the California Uniform Trade Secrets act in Farmville spat

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2012

On February 6, 2012, a federal court in Oakland, California denied the popular Facebook application “Farmville” operator’s (Zynga, Inc.) motion to dismiss several claims brought by the inventor of “myFarm” (SocialApps, LLC, or “SA”)) for alleged theft of the source code, game images, and “concepts and features” used in the myFarm app

Trade secret lawsuit filed against heavy metal band regarding “drum set loop coaster”

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

On September 20, 2012, a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit was filed against rock star drummer Tommy Lee and his band Mötley Crüe in Los Angeles Superior Court

Can trade secrets owners plug an internet WikiLeaks?

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • Global, USA
  • -
  • 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

Lawsuit - are Twitter followers a protectable customer list?

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 26 2011

Phonedog.com sued a former employee for theft of their customer list when his 17,000 Twitter followers went to his new Twitter name after he quit

Claim that ex-employee twittered away company trade secrets allowed to proceed

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

A case being litigated in the Northern District of California has the potential to set new and interesting precedent on how the laws of unfair competition will deal with social media

Parties in high profile sports agent dispute in California involving trade secret and non-compete issues throw off the gloves

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2012

The case of Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein & Associates dba Priority Sports & Entertainment, recently filed in the Central District of California, provides an interesting look at both non-compete and trade secret law, as seen through the world of a sports agent