This two-part article discusses the proof required for information to be considered a trade secret under U.S. statutory law, ...

While laws impose strict penalties for employees who unlawfully disclose trade secrets, including fines and imprisonment, ...

April 28, 2025 - This author has taught Advanced Trade Secrets Law for 31 years. Former students will say that the one case ...

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The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants for the plaintiff’s failure to identify the trade secrets at issue with ...

As legal and business professionals focused on protecting intellectual property—especially those of us in business litigation—it's crucial to ...

Yet, authoritarian regimes like the CCP exploit this openness to steal a march illicitly acquiring U.S. intellectual property (IP), trade secrets, technological know-how, and sensitive data. As a ...

Liming Li, 66, of Rancho Cucamonga, pleaded guilty in February to one count of possession of trade secrets. U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt also sentenced Li to three years of supervised release, a ...

The elusive road to defining trade secrets: a look back at a case in point R. Mark Halligan of FisherBroyles LLP discusses a 2003 case from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revealing ...