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Companies Aren't Commenting on Future of Tech Export Controls. Why Not?

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has set a Jan. 10 deadline for receiving comments on the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for 'Review of Controls for Certain Emerging Technologies.'
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Corporate Counsel

Companies Aren't Commenting on Future of Tech Export Controls: Why Not?

One of the few in-house leaders who submitted a substantive comment is Joel Margolis, general counsel and executive vice president of government affairs for Virginia-based Subsentio, which helps communication service providers comply with their legal obligations to assist law enforcement by reviewing and validating court surveillance orders and implementing surveillance, among other services.
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International Edition

U.S. Justice Department Hacking Indictments Against China Continue: What Do They Mean for Companies?

The Justice Department indictment indicates that many of the companies were compromised by attacks on third-party vendors who manage, process and store data.
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Corporate Counsel

DOJ Hacking Indictments Against China Continue: What Do They Mean for Companies?

Robert Silvers, a partner in the litigation department at Paul Hastings in Washington, D.C., said Thursday the Justice Department's action serves as a stark reminder for companies to not only check their own cybersecurity but also the security of their third-party vendors. Many of the companies were compromised by attacks on their managed service providers, who manage, process and store data.
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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.
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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.
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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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