Trade secret litigation is expensive. But trade secret owners often don’t have the resources to pay for the litigation necessary to protect their rights against a larger adversary with deeper pockets.
Enter: litigation funding.
Litigation funding can level the playing
I will be speaking at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. ET at the Closing Plenary Session as part of the IP Year in Review panel
Remedying the overseas misappropriation of U.S. companies’ trade secrets, particularly in China, was one of Congress’ core goals when it enacted the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in 2016. But despite that goal, some district courts have wrestled over the
Well, that was quick. After rejecting a request for a nationwide injunction in her original opinion granting the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, and then summarily denying a motion to reconsider that ruling, this afternoon U.S. District Court Judge
I will be providing a 1-hour webinar for the Ohio State Bar Association entitled “Strategies for Defusing Trade Secret Disputes” on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Here’s a description of the presentation:
What can employers and employees do
As widely predicted, U.S. District Court Judge Dana Brown granted Ryan, LLC’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning noncompetes. In her July 3, 2024 opinion, Judge Brown found that the FTC
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule banning the use of most employee noncompetes throughout the United States. It is estimated that this new rule will impact at least 30 million employment contracts, including confidentiality
As readers of this blog know, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted to adopt a rule banning virtually all employee noncompetes. The rule is scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024. If that happens, how
As readers of this blog already know, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning the use of most employee noncompetes throughout the United States. It’s estimated that this new rule will impact at least 30 million employment
