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DNA Company Sues Chinese Vaccine Producer in Ongoing Dispute Over COVID Tech

The suit is the most recent development in VGXI's ongoing dispute with Pennsylvania-based Inovio, a company that had sought to obtain the DNA company's technology in 2020 to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an effort that was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Daily Report Online

AssuredPartners Sues Woman for Allegedly Sharing Trade Secrets

Fisher & Phillips filed a trade secret lawsuit Tuesday in Georgia Southern District Court on behalf of AssuredPartners of Florida LLC. The complaint…
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Daily Report Online

AmSpec Sues Ex-Employees, Camin for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Patterson Belknap Scores a $2 Billion Trade Software Secret Verdict in Virginia for Software Maker Appian

Rival software company Pegasystems referred internally to a developer who had access to confidential Appian code as "our spy." After a seven-week trial, a Virginia state court jury sided with Appian and their trial team led by Adeel Mangi, Muhammad Faridi and Jeffrey Ginsberg of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
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Corporate Counsel

Appian's General Counsel on Suing Rival Pegasystems, Winning $2 Billion Verdict

"The important thing here is you can't ever regret protecting the rights of your company. That's not something you should hesitate about. If the conduct is serious, you have to pursue it," said Appian GC Christopher Winters.
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Law.com

Choosing Between Trade Secret and Patent Protection: A Primer for Businesses

When deciding whether to apply for patent protection on an innovation or whether to keep the innovation confidential as a company trade secret, there are many considerations that a business must take into account stemming from the different characteristics of each.
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National Law Journal

'Our Spy': Corporate Espionage Case Ends in Whopping $2 Billion Verdict

Virginia software company Appian Corp. saw its stock price jump 38% on news of the verdict, which came against Boston-based competitor Pegasystems Inc.
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Corporate Counsel

Renewable Energy Firm Sues Former GC, Alleging He Stole Trade Secrets for Wife's Startup

Hilary Kao downloaded more than 10,000 confidential company documents in the days before he resigned from Onyx Renewable Partners, a new federal lawsuit alleges.
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The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Sanctions 2 Plaintiffs Lawyers for Exposing Trade Secrets in Products Lawsuit

"Just because a company is sued does not mean that its competitors should be able to plumb through federal court dockets and pluck proprietary information from public filings," U.S. District Judge John Gallagher wrote.
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The Recorder

Wilmer Lures Tech Litigator From Gibson Dunn

Joshua Lerner's arrival at Wilmer marks the latest of numerous moves among tech litigators since the beginning of the year.
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