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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.
The bitter dispute between two fleet tech companies underscores the fine line between competitive intelligence and improper conduct, explains Joseph Barber of Howard & Howard.
The president-elect’s previous term offers clues on how the new US administration will approach and tackle IP theft, say Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
The Big Apple’s reliance on trade secrets ‘common law’—and some surprising rulings in its courts—have left it an unfavourable choice for claimants, says James Pooley
A RICO claim can be game-changing but potency, cost and effort may make it inappropriate in all but the largest, most egregious cases, say Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.
A spate of trade secret cases has hit the US sports scene, spurred by competition, astronomical damages and new laws, say Daniel Roland and Christopher Howes of Finnegan.
For the first time in its 127-year history, the AIPPI World Congress will be hosted in China. WIPR talks to the association’s Chinese Group leadership to find out more.
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The US firm has hired Hannah Ji-Otto as a partner in its IP practice group, who provides “results-focused counsel” in technology and data governance.
The firm has strengthened its IP practice with the addition of two experienced patent litigators from Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider.
Daniel Zaheer, partner at Kobre Kim, explains why his client should secure maximum damages in its secrets feud, and why he’s confident it will stand.
UK biotech firm accuses luxury skincare brand La Prairie of misappropriating proprietary research on caviar-derived ingredients | Lawsuit claims La Prairie lacked expertise to develop the tech before accessing confidential trade secrets.
Candido, widely recognised as a highly skilled trial lawyer, will augment the firm’s capabilities in the technology and life sciences spaces.
Chinese tech company pleads guilty to theft of its rival’s trade secrets to develop a competing line of radios | Hytera also reaches plea agreement with US Department of Justice in a related criminal conspiracy case.
News from around the world that you may have missed, including Nvidia's trade secret case, Netgear and Huawei's Wi-Fi patent settlement, Honeywell's European patent victory, the latest copyright lawsuits involving AI, and a major trademark challenge for Zara’s new cafe brand.
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