Understanding the definition of a trade secret under federal law is crucial for businesses looking to protect their valuable information. Trade secrets are also defined by state law. While there is no ...

Former Google LLC engineer Linwei Ding on the first day of his criminal trial pushed back on allegations that he stole over ...

July 03, 2024 - The law of trade secrets is built upon a foundation of "proper" means and "improper" means. Acquiring a trade secret by proper means is not actionable. Acquiring a trade secret by ...

Trade secret protection can be the reason a business survives, or is one day sold for a lot of money. Not protecting trade secrets can result in business failure or mediocrity. A trade secret may be a ...

When sensitive business information is taken or misused, companies often face a difficult combination of urgency and uncertainty. Trade secrets, whether technical processes, customer information, or ...

Protecting trade secrets is more than ever a global, board-level concern, but how to decide on what to guard, and how? Ellen Keenan-O’Malley and Matt Lawman of EIP explain.

While perhaps not as attention grabbing as those copyright cases, trade secret law—developed over decades through common law decisions and state and federal statutes—will likely be one of the key ...

Trade secrets are a cornerstone in the strategic architecture of businesses, representing invaluable assets that give it a competitive edge. These could encompass formulas, practices, processes, ...

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Chris Ponder and Harper Batts[/caption] In Part One of our article, we focused on lessons gleaned from the Waymo v. Uber trial on how to be better prepared to protect a company’s trade secrets. In ...