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Joint Development Agreements and Trade Secrets - Sweat the Small Stuff

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Joint development, or “teaming agreements” regularly anticipate one party disclosing trade secret subject matter to its counterparty to facilitate the joint development effort. While most JDAs involve companies with distinct...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What’s Shaking? Not an Interlocutory Appellate Decision on Damages

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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

Sunstein LLP

The Court of Appeals of Virginia Overturns Record $2 Billion Jury Award in Widely Watched Appian v. Pegasystems Trade Secret...

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On July 30, 2024, the Court of Appeals of Virginia overturned a two billion dollar (yes, billion with a ‘b’) jury verdict in the Appian v. Pegasystems trade secret lawsuit. Although the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of...more

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Can’t Overturn Jury Verdicts Based on Reasonable Inferences, but Broad Injunction Is Nonstarter Even for Willfully Misappropriated...

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In a rare appellate trade secret opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a defendant’s request for a new trial on liability and its refusal of the plaintiff’s requested...more

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