Addressing whether a federal district court had jurisdiction over an action for declaratory relief that certain trade secrets and trademarks were invalid and not infringed, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more
7/17/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
State Law Claims ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed and remanded a district court certified interlocutory appeal concerning the standard for calculating a reasonable royalty under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). The...more
1/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Jurisdiction ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Evidence ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Liability ,
Misappropriation ,
Royalties ,
Trade Secrets
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the granting of a sweeping preliminary injunction (PI) in a trade secret suit against a competitor, finding that the district court’s analysis failed to consider...more
Considering a trade secret misappropriation claim involving a business pitch that was not subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction restricting a former employee from working for conflicting organizations or communicating with a competitor’s counsel....more
In a dispute between an employer and a former employee, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment against an employer asserting trade secret misappropriation and...more
The Court of Appeals of Texas (Fourth District) upheld a trial court’s order denying a motion to dismiss a breach of confidentiality agreement claim pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), which is designed...more