As companies deploy AI-driven platforms, analytics systems, and data-powered services, much of their competitive advantage now lives in...

When the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was passed in 2016, it opened the doors in federal court to a federal cause of action for trade...

Some of the biggest headline trade secret cases with the biggest damages awards arise out of matters where a supplier alleges that a...

A complaint alleging misappropriation of trade secrets must define the trade secrets specifically enough that the defendant knows what...

I continue to see a wide range of cases across the country where courts are granting TROs and preliminary injunctions to prevent...

One of the challenges a trade secret holder needs to address in a trade secret litigation is to distinguish its trade secrets from what...

This case serves as a good reminder that non-competes are not dead in the U.S. Despite the publicity around the FTC's ban on non-competes...

Three lawsuits have challenged the FTC's authority to implement a nationwide ban on non-competes.  Two of those lawsuits have succeeded...

This case in Virginia caught a lot of attention because Appian won a $2 billion verdict last year.  The appeals court overturned the...

Download a PDF of this piece Excitement has been growing for decades around the development, training, and use of generative AI, but this...

Technology companies and start-ups are familiar with protecting inventions with patents, and protecting their secret formulas, source...

Technology companies and start-ups are familiar with protecting inventions with patents, and protecting their secret formulas, source...

Download a PDF of this piece When departing a company, an executive, founder, or employee with access to trade secrets or confidential...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule that would prohibit the use of noncompete agreements in employment contracts....

When an executive, founder, or employee with access to trade secrets or confidential information leaves a company to work elsewhere,...

Download a PDF of this piece  “Negative trade secrets”—i.e., secret know-how about what does not work—are generally protectable in...