News & Analysis as of

Summary Judgment › Trade Secrets › California

Proskauer - California Employment Law

9th Circuit Clarifies DTSA Trade Secret Disclosure Requirements

Proskauer - California Employment Law on

The Ninth Circuit recently held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) does not require plaintiffs to identify their allegedly misappropriate trade secrets with reasonable particularity at the outset of discovery—much...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

The Trade Secret Test Is Coming: Are You Ready? Recent Decisions Reveal the Cost of Poor Preparation

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on

Too many companies treat trade secret identification as something they can fix later, usually once litigation is underway. But by the time a claim is filed, it is already too late to build the evidentiary foundation you need....more

Proskauer - Trade Secrets

9th Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Disclosure Requirements Under The DTSA

Proskauer - Trade Secrets on

The Ninth Circuit recently held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) does not require plaintiffs to identify their allegedly misappropriate trade secrets with reasonable particularity at the outset of discovery—much...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Ninth Circuit Clarifies DTSA’s “Sufficient Particularity” for Identifying Trade Secrets

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

Trade secret litigation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) continues to evolve within the Ninth Circuit....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

9th Circuit Ruling Offers Guidance on Timing of Trade Secrets Disclosures in DTSA Cases

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling striking certain trade secrets asserted by a plaintiff on the grounds that the plaintiff had not spelled out its trade...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Federal Trade Secret Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Identify Their Trade Secrets with Particularity Before Beginning Discovery,...

Foley & Lardner LLP on

In a recent decision, Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech Inc., No. 23-16093, 2025 WL 2315671 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2025), the Ninth Circuit found that a plaintiff bringing claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act...more

Sunstein LLP

Trade Secret Rights May be Lost Because of A Failure to Review a Competitor’s Prior Art Patent Applications

Sunstein LLP on

A recent decision from a California federal district court should make patent prosecutors and their clients more alert when looking at recent prior art references: they may refer to patent applications filed by competitors...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Denies Sherman Act Challenge To No-Poach Provision

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

In an important decision on August 19, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. v. AMN Healthcare, Inc. affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of AMN, finding that the...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide