In prior posts we discussed how your company should respond when it first suspects it is the victim of trade secret misappropriation, and the strategic decisions it must make before filing a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit. Once you decide to file a lawsuit your focus shifts to the merits of the action: What does your […]
Filing a Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit
Trade secret litigation begins long before your company decides to file a complaint against the responsible parties. Once your company has reason to believe that confidential business information has been taken, copied or used improperly, the next question is not simply whether to sue. It is where to sue, whom to sue, what claims to […]
Responding to Suspected Trade Secret Misappropriation
Suspected trade secret misappropriation presents both legal and operational challenges for all companies whose critical assets include intellectual property, including your company. It is rarely a contained issue. Once confidential information begins to circulate, its value can erode quickly, and the digital trail showing how that information moved can become fragmented or lost across devices, […]
Licensing Trade Secrets: When, Why, and How
For many small and mid-sized technology companies trade secrets provide a true engine for growth. Proprietary processes, software logic, formulas, internal systems, and business methods are valuable assets, and often determine whether your company can compete, scale and attract strategic partners as you grow. Licensing trade secrets can be an effective way to generate new […]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Upholds Major Trade Secrets and Contract Damages Award in Lawsuit Stemming from Failed Merger Talks
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of AMS-OSRAM USA Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America Inc. offers valuable lessons that can arise from failed merger transactions, and in particular liabilities that can arise when a party breaches its contractual confidentiality obligations. In particular, the case highlights […]