In the second installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys reviewed noteworthy legislation, cases, and legal developments from across the nation over the last year in the areas of trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and computer fraud. Plus, they provided predictions for what to expect in 2023. […]
Continue Reading“Practices that three unelected bureaucrats find distasteful will be labeled with nefarious adjectives and summarily condemned, with little to no evidence of harm to competition. I fear the consequences for our economy, and for the FTC as an institution” – FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) started 2023 with a bang. […]
Continue ReadingSokoloff Attorneys are dedicated to defending your privateness. This Privateness Coverage outlines how we deal with your private info to guard your privateness. Privateness Laws:Since January 1, 2004, all Canadian organizations engaged in business actions have been required to adjust to the Private Data Safety and Digital Paperwork Act (“PIPEDA”) and the Canadian Requirements Affiliation […]
Continue ReadingBe part of us for a Seyfarth & Affiliation of Company Counsel Southern California in-person occasion for in-house counsel! REGISTER HERE Wednesday, November 16, 2022Registration: 3:00 pm to three:30 pmApplications: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pmReceptions: 4:30pm to five:30pm LocationSeyfarth Shaw LLP – Century Metropolis2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500Los Angeles, CA 90067-3021 Concerning the Program […]
Continue ReadingSeyfarth is sponsoring the American Mental Property Legislation Affiliation (AIPLA) 2022 Commerce Secret Summit, which is happening December 8-9 in Miami, Florida. The AIPLA Commerce Secret Summit is likely one of the preeminent commerce secret conferences, with audio system together with non-public practitioners, in-house counsel, authorities, and academia. Seyfarth companion Marcus Mintz is presenting the […]
Continue ReadingThomson Reuters Sensible Regulation has launched an replace to “Commerce Secret Legal guidelines: Connecticut,” a Q&A information to state regulation on commerce secrets and techniques and confidentiality for personal employers in Connecticut, co-authored by our colleagues David S. Poppick and Carol J. Faherty, attorneys at Epstein Becker Inexperienced. Following is an excerpt: This Q&A addresses […]
Continue ReadingOn May 31, 2023, a Harris County Texas District Court jury found a telecom company acted in bad faith by filing a $23 million trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against a rival where the underlying technology was found to not actually be a trade secret. Background & Analysis In February 2019, Telecom firm Teligistics, Inc. (“Teligistics”) […]
Continue ReadingAs we previously reported, Minnesota will soon become only the fourth state (along with California, Oklahoma and North Dakota) to ban non-competitors. The state’s new law renders void and unenforceable all covenants not to compete entered by employees or independent contractors on or after July 1, 2023. The only exceptions are noncompetitive agreements relating to […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Bloomberg, The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is not expected to vote on the final version of a new rule that would ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts until April 2024. The rule defines a “non-compete clause” as “ a contractual term between an employer and a worker that prevents the worker from seeking […]
Continue ReadingA recent motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement filed in federal court in Georgia will bring to a close claims asserted on behalf of a class of Porsche owners for a purportedly botched over-the-air (“OTA”) software update sent to their vehicles. But a recent decision by a California federal court suggests that […]
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