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Apple Sues Former Product Designer Who Allegedly Stole Trade Secrets

May 4, 2021 by Lonnie_Finkel

Apple Sues Former Product DesignerThe value of trade secrets never escapes a well-run company. To that end, Apple Inc. has sued a former product designer claiming that he stole the company’s trade secrets to help his new employer, Arris Composites, and then leaked those secrets to the media to advance his own financial interests. The designer, Simon Lancaster, worked …Read more

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: trade secret litigation, trade secret protection, trade secrets

How to Manage Trade Secret Litigation Costs

October 29, 2020 by Lonnie_Finkel

Manage Trade Secret Litigation CostsTrade secret litigation can be expensive. Whether you’re bringing a lawsuit to protect your secrets or defending against alleged misappropriation by your company, here are some useful strategies to manage trade secret litigation costs. Identify the Trade Secrets Early Identifying the trade secrets involved in misappropriation litigation is just the beginning. Well before filing a …Read more

Filed Under: Intellectual Property Tagged With: IP attorney, trade secret litigation, trade secret protection

Protecting Trade Secrets – Recent High Profile Trade Secret Enforcement Cases

September 21, 2020 by Lonnie_Finkel

Trade Secret ProtectionCompanies often consider trade secrets to be their crown jewels, particularly in Silicon Valley. In the digital age, where copying vast amounts of data and transmitting it via the Internet is as easy as one click, protecting trade secrets has become ever more challenging for highly competitive technology companies. Losing control over your trade secrets …Read more

Filed Under: Intellectual Property Tagged With: Intellectual Property Law, technology counsel, trade secret protection

Detecting Early Signs of Trade Secret Theft by Competitors

August 26, 2020 by Lonnie_Finkel

Trade Secret TheftTrade secrets are frequently associated with a company’s most valuable and profitable products and services. Maintaining control of critical confidential information is often essential to a growing a company’s revenue stream, enhancing product development, moving into new markets, and continuing to grow and succeed. Along with restricting access to trade secret information to a need-to-know …Read more

Filed Under: Intellectual Property Tagged With: Intellectual Property Law, trade secret law, trade secret protection

   
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Intellectual Property Posts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Upholds Major Trade Secrets and Contract Damages Award in Lawsuit Stemming from Failed Merger Talks
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Decision Finds that Likelihood of Confusion in a Trademark Case Depends on Much More than Geography
  • Best Practices for Your Company to Protect and Preserve its Trademark’s Strength Through Proper Use
  • Enforcing Your Company’s Trademark Rights: Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings
  • United States Supreme Court Addresses Corporate Separateness and Defendant’s Profits Under the Federal Lanham Act for Trademark Infringement

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