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Corporate Counsel

Cyberthreats Will 'Get Worse Before They Get Better,' Former Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson Says

"I believe that those on offense are increasingly clever, aggressive and tenacious. And those of us on defense have yet to turn the corner," Johnson said in an interview about cybersecurity, trade policy and U.S.-China tensions.
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New York Law Journal

Just How Secret Is It? Can Mere Confidential Information Be Legally Protected?

The answer to the question posed by the title of this article is clearly “yes.” But “to what extent?” and “through what means?” are questions with less settled answers.
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The Recorder

SAP Can't Shake Antitrust, Copyright Suit From Former Joint Venture Partner Teradata

Although a federal judge in San Francisco said that enterprise data analytics and warehousing company Teradata Inc. would have to describe its alleged trade secrets in more detail, he largely denied SAP's motion to dismiss its former partner's lawsuit.
3 minute read

International Edition

Taiwan-based Seminconductor Company Hires Former DOJ Criminal Chief to Fight Trade Secrets Case

Leslie Caldwell, now at Latham & Watkins, has signed on to represent United Microelectronics Corp., the Taiwanese semiconductor maker charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from a U.S. rival. Co-defendant Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd. has brought on Morrison & Foerster.
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The Recorder

UMC Brings on Former DOJ Criminal Chief to Defend Trade Secrets Prosecution

Leslie Caldwell, now at Latham & Watkins, has signed on to represent United Microelectronics Corp., the Taiwanese semiconductor maker charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from a U.S. rival. Co-defendant Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd. has brought on Morrison & Foerster.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Bartko Firm Pilots Chip Designer to $223M Trade Secret Verdict

ASML accused rival Xtal of hiring executives and engineers and inducing them to bring computational lithography technology with them.
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Litigation Daily

Chip Designer ASML Scores $223M Trade Secret Verdict

ASML accused rival Xtal of hiring executives and engineers and inducing them to bring computational lithography technology with them.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Have the Courts Made Room for Inevitability Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act?

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), 18 U.S.C. Section 1836, et seq., which was enacted on May 11, 2016, after a Senate vote of 87-0, is the first federal law to protect trade secrets.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Should Companies Expect From US-China Talks During the G20 Summit?

Some observers think President Trump and China's Xi Jinping could reach at least a tentative agreement to ease trade tensions. Others aren't as optimistic. “In the end, it's up to Trump and nobody knows how he's going to play this,” one source said. “If I were a company I wouldn't be making any bets on this thing at this point.”
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: It's No Secret That Kirkland Trio Crushed This Case

More than big money was at stake. James Hurst, Patricia Carson and Diana Watral were determined to protect the "stellar reputations" of their clients, who were accused of being spies and cheats.
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