In early 2023, we issued a client alert reminding clients that they had until March 3, 2023 to file objections to the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was submitted to the...more
In June 2022, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina granted summary judgment (Elite Vehicles v. Lee) for a trade secret misappropriation defendant after the plaintiff principal admitted in deposition that it was “possible”...more
On Oct. 4, 2019, the DOJ issued guidance for determining whether commercial or financial information provided by a person or company is “confidential” under FOIA Exemption 4. When preparing reverse-FOIA submissions, a...more
In an era where bipartisanship is rarely on display, a group of Senators and members of the House of Representatives from both parties recently joined together to propose the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S. 1890, H.R....more
On July 28, broad bipartisan support ushered the “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015” onto the floor of both the House and Senate. This DTSA treads the well-worn path of many similar (and, to date, hapless) bills that...more
Strong intellectual property increases the value of a company. Copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets are some avenues to protect intellectual property, but understanding when they’re available and understanding...more
Federal trade secret legislation may be closer than you think. On September 17, 2014, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 5233, the Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014, with one...more
On September 17, 2014, the House Judiciary Committee approved the bi-partisan federal Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014, H.R. 5233, which we previously wrote about when introduced in July, 2014 by North Carolina...more