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While external cyber threats make headlines, the reality is that your biggest risk often comes from within. For North Carolina businesses, from tech startups in Durham to manufacturers in Greensboro, understanding how to...more
Trade secrets aren’t static. Companies should regularly reassess the status of their trade secrets and make necessary adjustments to ensure they remain protected at all times. In this episode of IP Talk, shareholder Rob...more
New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more
Kilpatrick’s Katie Barton, Nena Bains, and Destiny Williams recently presented a webinar in partnership with the Association of Corporate Council on the topic of “Protecting Your IP When People are Coming and Going.”...more
Ed. Note: This is the last in a series of articles taken from Gavin Parsons' CLE presentation for the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Dispute CLE Program presented on Thursday, January 30,...more
Protecting trade secrets in any business is critical, but the stakes are higher in life sciences. Given the high focus on innovation in the industry, corporate espionage can result in devastating financial and reputational...more
For wineries, managing intellectual property (IP) is crucial to maintaining brand identity and protecting creative investments. While general IP principles apply across many sectors, wineries face unique challenges and...more
Earlier this week, the Antitrust Division updated its compliance guidance. The Division first issued guidance on its evaluation of corporate compliance programs in July 2019. This week’s updates follow multiple updates to the...more
From the day the #MeToo movement went viral on social media more than seven years ago, it has sparked critical discussions about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse in all corners of industries, communities, and cultures....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the Non-Compete Clause Rule on Tuesday, calling for a comprehensive ban on non-compete agreements nationwide. The FTC concluded that non-competes are an “unfair method of competition...more
A well-known idiom - widely credited to Ben Franklin in the 1700s - is that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Yet, few companies actively train their personnel to recognize the risk of a trade secret...more
Regulator proposes requiring content moderation, algorithmic transparency, data protection and security, nondiscrimination, and quality of training data - Regulators around the globe are paying close attention to the...more
Employers should be aware of recent updates regarding two #MeToo-related federal laws: the Speak Out Act and the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act....more
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work quickly proliferated, and has continued in some fashion ever since. As a consequence, there has also been a proliferation of employers that have become multijurisdictional...more
To maintain its protection under Texas law, how do you keep a trade secret, secret? Under §134A of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, also known as the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act or TUTSA, a trade secret...more
In 2011, the Federal Circuit in TianRui Grp. Co. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n affirmed the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) authority to look to extraterritorial conduct of a respondent to determine whether that respondent...more
We previously discussed which portions of an artificial intelligence/machine-learning (“AI/ML”) platform can be patented. Under what circumstances, however, is it best to keep at least a portion of the platform a trade...more
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we have updates on a range of new laws taking effect in New York City, California, and Oregon. NYC Amends Sick Leave Law to Match State Law New York City recently amended its...more
State and local governments are increasingly regulating the workplace. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws, this update provides an overview of recent and upcoming legislative developments to help...more
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers offered remote work options. Now employers all over the world are encouraging or requiring their employees to work remote from home. ...more
The #MeToo Movement, now in its third year, continued its evolution from grassroots activism to legislative change in 2019, with new laws addressing discrimination and harassment emerging from state governments and resulting...more
• Whistleblower Carve-Out: For all employment-related agreements containing non-disclosure provisions signed on or after January 1, 2020, firms should include new “whistleblower carve-out” language as dictated by New York...more
2019 was a busy year for lawmakers across the nation, underscoring the need for employers to remain apprised of all the new laws that will be taking effect in 2020. Below we summarize some of the significant developments...more
In recent months, the New York State legislature has enacted amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) and other laws aimed at expanding protections against discrimination and harassment. The laws emphasize...more
New York State’s frequently asked questions (FAQ) guidance on harassment prevention has been updated to reflect several recent amendments to workplace harassment law. While the guidance is tailored to address sexual...more