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Trade Secrets
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California Attorney's Fees
Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees, Trade Secrets: $11.4 Million In Fees/Costs Awarded To Plaintiff Prevailing In A Trade Secret Case In Federal District Court
Sanctions Were Imposed On Defense Counsel After Jury’s Compensatory and Punitive Damages Verdicts, A Preliminary Injunction Was Entered, And District Judge Made Salient Observations About Results In One Litigation As…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Massachusetts Highest Court Holds that Employer Seeking Preliminary Injunction Must Establish “Specific Proof” of Irreparable Harm
The highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled in Daikin Applied Americas Inc. v. Russo that employers seeking a preliminary injunction to stop former employees from misappropriating the employer’s confidential information…
Trading Secrets
Key Takeaways and Access to Webinar Recording – Protections Beyond Non-Competes
By Daniel P. Hart, Beth Sherwood, Travis Cashbaugh
As part of Seyfarth’s 2026 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panel presented Protections Beyond Non-Competes, exploring practical strategies employers can use to protect their confidential information, trade secrets, customer relationships,…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
China Proposes New Sanctions Tool in Response to Trade Secret Theft
On October 26, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) published the draft Special Provisions on the Protection of Chinese Trade Secrets, introducing a new sanctions tool targeting foreign infringement of…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Is pleading awareness necessary to survive a motion to dismiss in a DTSA vicarious liability lawsuit?
Courts in the District of Arizona and the Northern District of California recently ruled differently on whether employer awareness is required for pleading vicarious liability for trade secrets misappropriation under…
Florida Eminent Domain Law Blog
How to Protect Trade Secrets Before an Employee Walks Out the Door
Knowing how to protect trade secrets matters most before anyone resigns. Once a sales director or lead engineer gives notice, three things shape your options: the agreements they signed, the…
Trade Secret Insider
When Does Experience Become a Trade Secret? Lessons from the Joe Gibbs Racing Dispute
Trade secret cases can arise in any industry. But a recent dispute in the world of NASCAR underscores the reality that a company's most valuable trade secrets may walk out…
Texas Business Court Watch
Texas Court of Appeals Affirms Business Court’s Denial of Trade Secret Injunction in Autonomous Trucking Dispute
By Christopher S. Dodrill, Eleanor Withers
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of injunctive relief in a trade secret dispute between autonomous trucking companies CreateAI and Bot Auto.
The Trade Secret Litigator
Please join me at PLI’s “Advanced Trade Secrets 2026: New Challenges, Solutions, Technologies, and Imperatives” Conference
By John Marsh
On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I'll be speaking at the Practicing Law Institute's conference, "Advanced Trade Secrets 2026: New Challenges, Solution, Technologies, and Imperative" in San Franciso on a panel,…
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo
BMW Trade-Secret Case Pits USITC Mandate Against Private Contracts
By Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo
Robert Vlasis’ insights were featured in an MLex article discussing whether the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) should continue a Section 337 trade-secret investigation involving Zync and BMW despite a…