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Morgan Lewis

The Weakening of Business Secrecy Before French Judges: The Negative Counterpart of the Right to Evidence in a Fair Trial

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The French High Court has just handed down a ruling confirming the weakening of the force of business secrecy in the name of the right to evidence principle, based on the right to a fair trial found in article 6 of the...more

Roetzel & Andress

FTC Proposed Rule Would Ban Non-Competition Agreements

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On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed rule that would invalidate existing non-competition agreements and prohibit employers from entering into new non-competition agreements,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Reaction and Response to the FTC & DOJ Workshop on Labor Market Competition

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Noncompetes Under Attack – Biden Administration Seeks to Limit Restrictive Covenants in the United States

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Every week, we provide at least two brief articles: typically, one concerns guidance on important labor and employment topics, and the other summarizes a recent or new labor and employment development (whether due to...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Trade Secrets Guide 2020

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Businesses are increasingly turning to trade secrets as a mechanism to protect their innovations and know-how. In some cases, trade secrets offer an attractive alternative to patent protection. Companies also recognize the...more

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Lightning fast IP reform in China: Trademark Law and Anti-Unfair Competition Law amended

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On 23 April 2019, both China’s Trademark Law (“TML“) and its Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL“) were amended. The amendments to the TML are aimed at curbing bad faith trademarks and increasing damages for infringement,...more

McAfee & Taft

Tattoo artists’ war over customers sparks lawsuit

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Ever been frustrated by a former employee unfairly using your confidential business information and trying to take your customers? As it turns out, tattoo artists have trade secrets, too. Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy is the...more

A&O Shearman

The Law Against Unfair Competition Amendment

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On November 4, 2017, at the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress (“NPC”) of China, the NPC approved a bill to amend the Law Against Unfair Competition, effective on January 1, 2018...more

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