A new episode of Fairly Competing is out. Join us for the key developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law from 2025 and predictions for 2026.
Upcoming content-rich CLE programs covering the legislative, regulatory, and judicial activity concerning trade secret law, noncompetes, and other restrictive covenants.
A new episode of Fairly Competing is out. Join us for the key developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law from 2024 and predictions for 2025.
Our updated graph of noncompete, trade secret, and DTSA decisions is now available. Noncompete decisions remain level, while trade secret decisions continue to trend up.
Our new training covers what employees should do and avoid doing when they receive or anticipate receiving a cease and desist letter from their prior employer.
Cease and desist letters are a mainstay of trade secret and noncompete disputes. Learn about them through music, a Dr. Seuss style sample, and an adaptation of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Massachusetts restrictive covenants and trade secret law, recent developments: trade secrets and 93A
New trade secret case in the federal court in Massachusetts holds that DTSA discovery rule is limited and that identification of trade secrets is a “common sense” standard, and provides standards for related claims.
Our updated graph of noncompete, trade secret, and DTSA decisions is now available. Noncompete decisions remain level, while trade secret decisions continue to trend up.
When employees change jobs, everyone is at risk: the employee; the former employer; and the new employer. On-boarding is last, best opportunity to prevent potential problems before they arise. There are easy steps employees and new employers can take to minimize the impact.
Off-boarding and on-boarding are perhaps the two most critical junctures in the employment lifecycle. When employees change jobs, everyone is at risk: the employee; the former employer; and the new employer. But there are easy steps employees, former employers, and new employers can take to minimize the impact.
Education comes at a price. But not this time. Beck Reed Riden is making available its Ten Minute Trade Secret Training Series videos freely available - and available for free. With the FTC rule banning noncompetes on the horizon and more states limiting the use of noncompetes, it is now more imperative than ever before that companies and employees take steps to protect their trade secrets, other confidential information, and customer relationships.
Episode 22 of Fairly Competing is out! Join us for a discussion of some practical problems with the Defend Trade Secrets Act, John Marsh’s ideas for amendments to fix them, and our plan to try to make the fixes happen.
Our updated graph of noncompete, trade secret, and DTSA decisions is now available. Noncompete decisions remain level, while trade secret decisions continue to trend up.
In Part 2 of our tour of the history of trade secret law and developments since before Roman times, we pick up while Newton is inventing calculus.
As we ponder the best ways to protect trade secrets today, it’s good to have a quick reminder that this has been a long-term issue. So, we’ll take a two-part tour of trade secret law and developments from before Roman times to now.
Given that good CLE programs can be hard to identify, I put together a list of a few upcoming, content-rich programs that I and leading practitioners, in-house counsel, experts, and others from around the country are participating in.
Our updated graph of noncompete and trade secrets decisions is now available. Noncompete decisions remain level, while trade secret decisions continue to trend up.
Over 50 percent of employees admit stealing company information when they leave for a new job. It’s this “insider threat” that keeps us up at night. To help combat it, we have updated and reissued our training, Protecting Trade Secrets While Working From Home, with improved audio and additional substance.
You hired someone from a competitor. You’re excited. They’re excited. But you may have bought yourself a lawsuit. Can you avoid it? Maybe.
As regular readers of this blog know, I focus on providing content and rarely suggest educational programs to attend. However, given that CLE programs are still remote and can be hard to identify, I t...
About twice a year, I update my chart of reported noncompete and trade secrets decisions. The results continue the trend: While noncompete litigation appears to have largely leveled off over the last 15-plus years, trade secret litigation continues to reflect an overall upward trajectory.
Misconceptions about noncompetes abound. And, as noncompete agreements are increasingly in the cross-hairs of the media and legislators, it has become increasingly clear that some of the most vocal de...
As regular readers of this blog know, I focus on providing content and rarely suggest programs to attend. However, given that CLE programs are still remote and can be hard to identify, I thought I’d take a moment to call out a few upcoming, content-rich programs. Take a look.
About twice a year, I update my chart of reported noncompete and trade secrets decisions. As regular readers of this blog know, a little over a decade ago, I became curious to see how many reported trade secret and noncompete decisions were issued each year in all of the federal and state courts around the country. So, I did a “back of the envelope” calculation. I have performed similar calculations every year since. Here is the latest.