On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Agency”) voted 3-2 along partisan lines in a special public meeting to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (the “Final Rule”), which will prohibit most employee non-competes
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Motion to Dismiss Based on Trade Secret Disclosure in a Patent for the Birds
A perennial issue in trade secret litigation is: what factual allegations must be pled regarding what trade secrets are left when there are related patents from the same company on the same technology. The recent decision Safe Haven Wildlife Removal
Ninth Circuit’s Decision Sheds Light on Important Considerations in Granting Injunctive Relief
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Perrin Bernard Supowitz, LLC v. Morales continues to highlight the high bar necessary for a motion for preliminary injunction, the evidence required to establish irreparable harm, and the limited “abuse of discretion” standard that may
VANDA Pharmaceuticals States a Fifth Amendment Claim against the Government for Taking a Trade Secret
The legal battle between VANDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the United States government provides guidance on the minimum requirements that the government must meet to protect trade secrets provided during the regulatory approval process for pharmaceuticals. The case, which involves alleged unlawful
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Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide Released
Earlier this year the Federal Judicial Conference released its Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide. That paper is over 400 pages but contains comprehensive insights for courts and litigants in the various stages of a trade secret case. It is
Client Alert: Open Questions Add Uncertainty to Scope and Impact of New Trade Secret Law
Key Takeaways
- The new law has the potential to have a great impact on how domestic companies protect their IP, and how foreign companies assess theft of trade secrets.
- Many crucial issues, however, are left open. The scope and impact
Sedona Conference’s Commentaries Provides Guidance on Challenges in Trade Secret Litigation and Gain Momentum With Courts
The Sedona Conference’s Trade Secret Working Group recently published an article titled “7 Ways To Approach The Difficulties Of Trade Secret Litigation”. Crowell’s Mark Klapow is a member of the working.
Read more at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1559728/7-ways-to-approach-the-difficulties-of-trade-secret-litigation?copied=1
2022 AIPLA Annual Trade Secret Law Summit
Crowell & Moring is a proud sponsor of this year’s American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secrets Summit, taking place December 8-9 in Miami, FL.
Please join us for a panel discussion on “Best Practices for Trade Secret Identification
Pinkerton Tobacco v. Kretek Int’l: Defendant’s Statute of Limitations Argument Goes Up in Smoke
A Central District of California court recently denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment where the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s claims for trade secret misappropriation were barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The court determined that the statute