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Trade Secret Case Lost – Secret Expired

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Internal Compilation Of Labor Rates Is A Trade Secret

A company sued two former employees and asked that the Court forbid them from using its internal compilation of its labor rates. The...

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Trade Secret Theft Creates Triple Damages

A jury found two defendants liable for their former employer's misappropriation of trade secrets. The judge found this violated Chapter...

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Trade Secrets Theft Yields Triple Damages

Where a Massachusetts jury found two defendants liable for the misappropriation of trade secrets from the plaintiff, the court ruled that...

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Protecting Trade Secrets

A company’s intellectual property (IP) is among its most valuable assets. Anything that helps give a company its competitive edge can be...

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Disclosure Of Secrets To A Competitor Not Actionable.

A federal court affirmed the dismissal of a trade secret lawsuit where the plaintiff disclosed confidential information on a call with an...

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Data Revealed on Open Zoom Meeting Is Secret No More

A business that does not take reasonable steps to protect its confidential information while using Zoom cannot receive trade secret...

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Triple Damages Against Employees

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently made clear that Chapter 93A applies to employees who misappropriate their...

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You Signed an NDA. Now What?

NDAs allow parties to cooperate using information owners would be unwilling to share absent the protections they afford. The basic...

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Supreme Court Cuts Back Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Back in 1986 Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). CFAA imposes criminal or civil liability on any person who...