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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
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Your IP Is Everywhere: How to Protect and Collect Sensitive Content Across Collaboration Tools

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When a key engineer leaves for a competitor, they can take more than just experience, they may walk away with years of intellectual property hidden in code reviews, issue tickets, and chat threads. As ideas now flow across...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Florida’s New Employer-Friendly Noncompete Law Signals That It’s Open for Business

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While many states recently have enacted laws making it harder for employers to enforce noncompetes, Florida is bucking the trend by enacting some of the strongest noncompete protections in the country. The newly enacted...more

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Trade Secret Owners Need to Find the Facts Instead of Letting the Facts Find Them

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Recent case law confirms that trade secret owners should proactively investigate any suspicions of theft, and if they do not, they may be at greater risk of being barred under the statute of limitations than they may expect....more

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Marking Commercial Technical Data After FlightSafety

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There is no law or regulation instructing contractors how to mark commercial technical data delivered to the Department of Defense (DoD). Yet the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is quite clear that...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating Non-Compete Agreements: Key Considerations for In-House Counsel in Franchise Businesses

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In May of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts. Franchise agreements were an exception. However, before the rule could take effect in September, a...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

The GLP-1 Saga Continues: FDA Ends the Tirzepatide Shortage: Frequently Asked Questions

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On December 19, 2024, FDA formally announced the end of the tirzepatide shortage in a Declaratory Order issued to Eli Lilly & Co. (“Lilly”). Lilly is tirzepatide’s patentholder and the manufacturer of the two branded versions...more

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AI Drug Development: FDA Releases Draft Guidance

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance titled Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products...more

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Checklist: Texas Employment Agreements for Out-of-State Employers

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Multistate employers with employees in Texas are subject to state laws regarding employment agreements. Whether your business is large or small, specific provisions within your agreements could render your agreements...more

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3 Steps to Protect Highly Sensitive Assets in an M&A Deal

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Due diligence is a necessary part of any M&A transaction. This process can be an exhaustive deep dive into the target company’s history. In some cases, the buyer wants to assure itself of certain highly confidential and...more

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Trade Secrets/Non-Compete 2024 Year in Review

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Happy New Year and welcome to our 2024 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Year in Review. 2024 was less stressful and dramatic than most people feared at the start of the year, but there still were some significant rulings...more

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Protecting IP in a Cyber-Threatened World: Insights from Zifino and Foley & Lardner

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As companies embrace digital transformation, they increasingly depend on proprietary technologies and data that requires robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard intellectual property (IP). Zifino and Foley & Lardner LLP...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Why Your Organization Needs to Craft a Comprehensive GenAI Policy Now

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The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence technologies has revolutionized various industries by automating complex tasks, creating content, and enhancing decision-making processes. However, it also poses...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Legal Issues Around AI Are Real. And Complex.

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Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down and discussing the legal implications of AI with a group of General Counsels. This group of GCs represented companies from the Fortune 100 all the way to mid-size enterprises. That...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: September 2024

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The HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying 946,801 people whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information...more

Baker Donelson

Guardians of the Goldmine: Building an Effective Confidentiality Program

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On August 14, Judge Corrigan for the Middle District of Florida, in Properties of the Villages vs. FTC, found that the FTC did not have the authority to enter its planned Noncompete Rule, and entered an order granting an...more

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Employers Should Consider Alternative Protections to Address Lack of Clarity Around Non-Compete Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) impending Non-Compete Rule invalidating almost all non-compete agreements nationwide received new life after a recent federal decision in Pennsylvania district court. Employers and...more

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EU’s 14th Sanctions Package: Compliance Obligations Expand and Exits Are Facilitated

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On 24 June 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 14th sanctions package directed against Russia, imposing an asset freeze against an additional 116 individuals and entities and expanding sectoral sanctions targeting key...more

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Working Around OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule

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After May 31, 2024, employees can designate a non-employee to accompany OSHA compliance officers during worksite inspections. OSHA inspectors will determine whether non-employee representatives are “reasonably necessary”...more

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Protecting Your Company’s Confidential Information: Takeaways from Meta’s Lawsuit Against Its Former Employee

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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and other products, recently filed a lawsuit in a California state court against a former vice president for allegedly taking confidential information from Meta...more

Vondran Legal

How to Obtain a Court Ordered Subpoena for ISP Subscriber Identity

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Generally, an attorney can issue subpoenas. However, when you seek to serve an Internet Service Provider ("ISP) to find out the name and address of the subscriber (who may be an infringer of your IP), the Cable Privacy Act...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Workflow of the Week: Automating Intellectual Property (IP) Management

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Streamline and accelerate the steps for protecting and managing intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Protecting intellectual property like technological advancements,...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Efficiency at What Costs? Creating Internal AI Policies Mitigates Legal and Business Risks Now.

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With the increase in popularity of artificial intelligence uses in business, companies are scratching the surface of AI’s potential to create efficient processes, automate tasks, and generate content at a low cost. With...more

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Why Privacy And Trade Secret Law Are On A Collision Course

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Can privacy law and trade secret law coexist, or is compliance with both impossible? We are experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, driven by the rise in data and connectivity, analytics and artificial intelligence....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Generative AI Is Here – Are Your Workplace Policies Ready?

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As generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technology, like ChatGPT, finds new and greater uses in the workplace, employers must consider the myriad of legal and other issues that come with it. For good reason, employers...more

StoneTurn

Trust and National Security: Lessons for Business Insider Threat Programs

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The recent arrest and criminal charges against Airman First Class Jack Teixeira for the alleged posting of classified and sensitive information on social media is yet another example of the significant risk that trusted...more

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