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Irwin IP LLP

Post-Trial Roadmap on What Not to Do After a Failed Deal 

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Propel c. Phillips 66, No. 22CV007197 (Cal. Super. Ct. July 30, 2025) - What went wrong is plain from the record. Phillips 66 courted Propel, obtained deep access to Propel’s models and strategy during diligence, and...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Apportionment of Trade Secret Damages: Will Phillips 66 Ask A Six Hundred Million Dollar Question?

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In a trade secret misappropriation action, a complainant is required to prove the amount of its damages with reasonable certainty and that this amount has been caused by the misappropriation. Therefore, the trade secret...more

Baker Donelson

Top Developments in Trade Secret Law

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In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, trade secrets have emerged as a crucial area of focus, particularly in light of recent uncertainties as to the enforceability of non-competes. Since August 2023,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Secrets Exposed: Trade Secrets, Trust, and a Multi-Million Dollar Lesson

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At the beginning of the pandemic, concerns were raised that trade secret misappropriation might take a new form. Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

A Trade Secret Tale: When a “Gold Mine” is not Worth the Digging

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An employee trading places among industry competitors allegedly provided his new employer with bidding and pricing information so critical that the receiving company’s CEO thought it was a “gold mine” it could use “to...more

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Can a Party Recover Damages for the Anticipated Future Use of Trade Secrets?

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Courts have long lamented that “computing damages in a trade secret case is not cut and dry,” Am. Sales Corp. v. Adventure Travel, Inc., 862 F. Supp. 1476, 1479 (E.D. Va. 1994), meaning that “every [trade secret] case...more

Holland & Knight LLP

“Head Start” Damages Affirmed Against Employee Who Started Competitor in China

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An often sought remedy in trade secret cases is unjust enrichment, which DTSA and several uniform state trade secret acts permit plaintiffs to seek for the unlawful benefit received by defendants "that is not addressed in...more

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