Intellectual Property Protection, Restrictive Covenants, Breach of Contract

Employee pirates can plunder a business. Arrrgh ye ready?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/8/2025

Piracy is defined as robbery by ship- or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, with a goal of stealing cargo or other valuables. During the Golden Age of Piracy, from the 1680s to the 1720s, infamous...more

Preemption Questions Continue as FTC and NLRB Fight Restrictive Covenants

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/29/2023

As federal administrative agencies wade further into rulemaking and adjudicative efforts to outlaw noncompetes and restrictive covenants, defendants are beginning to raise preemption arguments in response to state court...more

Courts Across the Country Continue to Address Trade Secrets Issues

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/12/2020

The “return to normal” in courts across the country has brought with it a flurry of trade secrets decisions that address some interesting and instructive issues, both procedurally and substantively....more

Restrictive Covenants in the Time of Coronavirus

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/27/2020

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to changes regarding many legal issues. Despite the changes, companies still need to protect confidential information, goodwill, customer relationships, and...more

Fettucine Al Fraudo—New York Pizzaiolo in Hot Water After Alleged Theft of Secret Pasta Recipe

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/11/2019

Manhattan restaurant Sottolio, Inc., d/b/a Norma Gastronomia Siciliana hired Giuseppe Manco—“a noted Italian pizza chef, or pizzaiolo”—to consult on its menu. At the same time, Manco and his wife purchased a 9% interest in...more

Non-Compete News: – Georgia Court Interprets Non-Compete Statute's "Sale-of-a-Business" Provision

FordHarrison on 9/4/2019

Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) (“RCA”) governs Georgia non-compete agreements entered into after May 2011. Very few courts have interpreted the RCA since its inception. In Bearoff v. Craton,...more

Get Out Your Popcorn: Former Director of R&D Accused of Stealing Secret Popcorn Recipes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/6/2019

Caramel Crisp LLC, the owner of Garrett Popcorn Shops (“Garrett”), the renowned Chicago-based purveyor of deliciously flavored popcorn, recently filed suit in federal court in Chicago against its former director of research...more

Arizona Employers, What Exactly Does Your Non-Solicitation Agreement Prevent?

Payne & Fears on 10/3/2018

Non-solicitation agreements are commonly used by employers to restrict former employees from soliciting clients following termination of the employment relationship. Courts throughout the country have different takes on the...more

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