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Foley & Lardner Recruits Patent Litigation Partner in Japan

Former Hogan Lovells Tokyo head of U.S. intellectual property practice Philippe Riesen joins the firm's five-lawyer office in the Japanese capital.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Head in the Cloud: The Insider Threat to a Company's Trade Secrets

Bradley A. Hoppe and Heath J. Szymczak of Bond, Schoeneck & King provide a general overview of the law of trade secrets, as well as practical steps clients can take to better protect their information from the insider threat, as well as illustrative case examples of the consequences of failing to act.
26 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Days of Spilling Trade Secrets in Litigation Could Be Numbered

The court's ruling will have an effect on the strategic decisions of whether a trade secrets misappropriation case is worth pursuing; how a protective order should be structured in terms of access to trade secret information produced during the lawsuit; how discovery is structured and, most importantly, which attorneys and experts should be engaged to prosecute and defend such claims.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lateral Link Sues Former Recruiters Over Client Data

The recruiting firm accuses two former directors in Chicago of taking confidential client information with them when they left to start their own agency in January.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Dealing With Rogue Employees Who Cover Their Tracks

Rogue employees are a very real threat. They can steal intellectual property or proprietary data, leading to lengthy investigations and expensive court proceedings.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Valley Biotech Company Accuses Chinese Rival of Stealing Materials

Codexis, represented by Latham & Watkins partner Douglas Lumish, alleges that EnzymeWorks CEO gained access to sensitive biomaterials while working for Pfizer.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Federal Judge Halves Big Firm's Fee Awards

Software company ARGO Data Resource got all of what they wanted from David Harper and his team of Haynes and Boone lawyers after they convinced U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle to dismiss a theft of trade secrets case. Boyle even ruled the defense lawyers deserved a fee award for booting the plaintiff's case.
2 minute read

Law.com

Five Charged With Theft of GSK Cancer Drug Secrets

Five people including two scientists working for GlaxoSmithKline have been charged with taking part in a scheme to steal trade secrets and methods for manufacturing cancer medication from the drugmaker, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ­announced Wednesday.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Hears Schlumberger's Suit Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

The Supreme Court of Texas is now getting an opportunity to interpret how the recently adopted Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) will be applied in Texas in connection with an alleged trade secrets theft case brought by Schlumberger.
4 minute read

Law.com

Limiting Competition From Former Employees in the US and Latin America

Like toothpaste squeezed from the tube, corporate goodwill, trade secrets and confidential business information are virtually impossible to recover once stolen by a former employee. To secure the prized assets of a business, restrictive covenants limiting former employees' post-termination activities are an effective tool in the corporate arsenal.
9 minute read

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