On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission approved and issued its final rule effectively banning employers’ use of non-compete agreements (subject to very few exceptions). The rule becomes effective 120 days after...more
On November 20, 2019, the California Court of Appeal confirmed that a patent for a formula does not destroy a formula’s trade secret status so long as the patent does not disclose the process for applying the trade...more
Many startup entrepreneurs are not aware of California’s laws around the ownership of intellectual property.
And for most, the concepts for products or services are the life-blood of a company’s operations and future....more