Trade secrets are sometimes viewed as the stepchild of intellectual property, yet they account for two-thirds of U.S. companies' informational value. Notwithstanding their importance, trade secrets ...

Trade secret protection can be the reason a business survives, or is one day sold for a lot of money. Not protecting trade secrets can result in business failure or mediocrity. A trade secret may be a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three weeks before Christmas, in 2016, Greg Robillard received an email from his lawyer. Attached was a brusque, five-page letter ...

March 12, 2025 - There are thousands of cases in trade secrets law. However, there is one "gem" that stands out: Electro-Craft Corp. v. Controlled Motion, Inc., 332 N.W.2d 890 (Minn. 1983). In 1979 ...

For many lawyers practicing outside the United States, intellectual property protection and risk are most often associated with patents, trademarks and copyrights. Trade secrets are frequently treated ...

January 29, 2025 - Statutes of limitations are themselves bright-line rules, requiring a person to bring suit within a specified time after the cause of action accrues. Statutes of limitations have ...

This article is part of the “Defending the Algorithm™” series and was written by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Business and IP Trial Lawyer Acacia B. Perko, Esq., with research and drafting assistance from ...

Evidence collection remains the primary challenge when it comes to trade secret litigation. Managing IP asks law firm practitioners and in-house counsel how this area of IP is evolving in China China ...

Three weeks before Christmas, in 2016, Greg Robillard received an email from his lawyer. Attached was a brusque, five-page letter from an attorney representing his former employer, a tech startup ...