Firm shareholder Henry Sneath and firm associate led and presented at a 2 - hour CLE on «Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): The New Federal Private Cause of Action
for Trade Secret Misappropriation.»
Represented two chemists who were sued by a chemical manufacturer
for trade secret misappropriation on the technology for copper additives to diesel fuel.
Currently, civil claims
for trade secret misappropriation arise solely under state law.
SAN FRANCISCO — In charges that could delay Uber's chances of delivering the first commercial self - driving trucks, Alphabet Inc.'s self - driving car company Waymo has filed suit against the company
for trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement and unfair competition.
Not exact matches
A video of Kalanick aggressively berating one of his own drivers swiftly followed, as did a lawsuit from Google driverless car sister company Waymo
for trade -
secret misappropriation.
The trial
for the
trade -
secret misappropriation lawsuit is scheduled
for Oct. 10.
25.6.3 in any matter that involves any of the foregoing claims,
for resolution or decision of any question of fact or law required to resolve such claim, including, but not limited to, questions required to decide or rule with respect to the infringement,
misappropriation, validity, enforceability or ownership of any copyright, patent,
trade secret, trademark, service mark or
trade dress or with respect to any remedy or relief at law or in equity
for any such infringement or
misappropriation or
for any violation of such Sections 1201 and / or 1202.
XBIZ — May 18 — Friendfinder (Various Inc) filed suit against affiliate managers, Jack Mardack and Sean Barrett
for breach of contract,
misappropriation of
trade secrets and defamation, among other charges, after they left the company and formed Profit Lab, which does consulting work
for competitor Sex Search.
from Match Group and Tinder
for patent infringement and the
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
He filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court in New York last month against Lori Cheek
for fraud,
trade secret misappropriation, unjust enrichment, and conversion.
The suit seeks compensatory, punitive, and other damages as well as royalties
for the
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
The lawsuit filed by Carmack says that ZeniMax won't pay the remaining sum
for id Software because of the intellectual property lawsuit — but it notes that the jury did not find Carmack liable
for misappropriation of
trade secrets or copyright infringement.
Defended group buying company in multiple cases involving claims
for patent infringement and
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
Multiple investigations, cases and actions brought on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations
for thefts and
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
The Act provides additional choices and tools
for parties who find themselves the victim of
trade secret misappropriation, including the powerful new weapon of an ex parte seizure.
Trial counsel
for T - Mobile USA in a three - week jury trial in Seattle, winning verdicts on
misappropriation of
trade secrets and breach of contract claims against Huawei.
J. Christopher Fox, II (Business Litigation)-- Fox is a partner whose practice encompasses a broad range of commercial disputes, including contractual issues arising in the financial services arena, matters relating to restrictive covenants and unfair competition claims, and litigation of patent and trademark infringement claims, as well as defense and prosecution of claims
for misappropriation of
trade secrets.
The UTSA, enacted in almost the entire U.S., except
for the states of New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts, is designed to protect
trade secrets from
misappropriation by enabling injunctive relief and damages against parties that obtained your idea through improper means, such as espionage or theft.
Counsel
for plaintiff in multi-jurisdictional dispute in Texas and New York involving
trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract involving third party liability services
for state Medicaid agencies.
Obtained defense verdict from Texas jury in lawsuit involving claims
for breach of non-competes and
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
Counsel
for Lexar in successful jury trial in California Superior Court, Santa Clara County over
trade secret misappropriation and breach of fiduciary duty involving pioneering flash memory technology.
In 2010, Alabama amended its
trade secret law to increase the minimum civil penalty to $ 10,000
for willful and malicious
misappropriation of
trade secrets.
Lead counsel
for plaintiff cardiac pacemaker manufacturer suing another medical device manufacturer
for unfair competition, tortious interference,
misappropriation of
trade secrets, breach of contract, and attempted monopolization
Obtained summary judgments
for companies on breach of contract,
misappropriation of
trade secrets, tortious interference, premises liability, fraud, and unjust enrichment claims.
Remedies
for misappropriation of a
trade secret under the federal Act include injunctive relief, damages
for actual loss caused by the
misappropriation, damages
for any unjust enrichment caused by the
misappropriation of the
trade secret that is not addressed in computing damages
for actual loss; or in lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by the
misappropriation measured by imposition of liability
for a reasonable royalty
for the misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of the
trade secret.
This has now changed under the Defend
Trade Secrets Act which provides a federal civil remedy for the misappropriation of trade sec
Trade Secrets Act which provides a federal civil remedy for the misappropriation of trade s
Secrets Act which provides a federal civil remedy
for the
misappropriation of
trade sec
trade secretssecrets.
For this reason, a party seeking judicial relief for the misappropriation of trade secrets needs to consider differences in statutes of limitation, attorney's fees and other available damage relief and make a decision as to whether to file suit in state or federal cou
For this reason, a party seeking judicial relief
for the misappropriation of trade secrets needs to consider differences in statutes of limitation, attorney's fees and other available damage relief and make a decision as to whether to file suit in state or federal cou
for the
misappropriation of
trade secrets needs to consider differences in statutes of limitation, attorney's fees and other available damage relief and make a decision as to whether to file suit in state or federal court.
Following a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $ 919.9 million in compensatory damages
for defendant's willful and malicious
misappropriation of 149
trade secrets, the Richmond U.S. District Court awards plaintiff $ 350,000 in punitive damages: Virginia's Uniform Trade Secrets Act caps punitive damag
trade secrets, the Richmond U.S. District Court awards plaintiff $ 350,000 in punitive damages: Virginia's Uniform Trade Secrets Act caps punitive dam
secrets, the Richmond U.S. District Court awards plaintiff $ 350,000 in punitive damages: Virginia's Uniform
Trade Secrets Act caps punitive damag
Trade Secrets Act caps punitive dam
Secrets Act caps punitive damages...
Business tort claims include legal disputes focused on
misappropriation of
trade secrets,
for instance, as well as conversion of property, negligent misrepresentation of facts, and tortious interference with contract or business relationships.
Represented aircraft charter companies in actions
for enforcement of restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements,
trade secret misappropriation, and enforcement of other contracts.
Morgan identified data security and privacy, government investigations, counterfeit merchandise, design patents, and
trade secret misappropriation as hot - spots
for 2013.
and which defines a civil tort and remedies
for misappropriation of
trade secrets; (2) enforcement of the general duty of loyalty that employees (the people most likely to be given access to a
trade secret) have, at least while they are on the payroll, not to disclose their employers» proprietary information to others; and (3) enforcement of contracts, including confidentiality agreements, entered into by people and companies given access to
trade secrets.
(35 U.S.C. § 285 [patent] and California Civil Code § 3426.4 [
trade secret misappropriation] are statutes allowing
for fee shifting in these situations.)
The lower court, based on Civil Code section 3426.4 (allowing fee - shifting to a prevailing party if a
trade secret claim of
misappropriation is made in bad faith), awarded $ 735,781.27 in fees to defendants — comprised of a $ 535,215 lodestar augmented by a 1.3 positive enhancement
for excellent defense work.
Represented Pure Asphalt Co., a leading developer, producer and supplier of high quality coatings
for the construction / building and automotive / transportation industries, in a
trade secret misappropriation suit, including other ancillary claims.
Some of our notable entertainment and media attorneys are: John Quinn, General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who has also represented entertainment and media clients in a number of high profile cases; Kathleen Sullivan, the former Dean of Stanford Law School, First Amendment scholar, and nationally renowned appellate advocate, who heads the firm's appellate practice group; Bob Raskopf, an expert in the sports, entertainment and media bars in New York, who is perhaps best known
for his work on behalf of professional sports leagues and teams, newspapers and publishers; Claude Stern, who has represented a broad array of leading software developers, videogame manufacturers, online publishers and other media clients in all forms of intellectual property litigation, including copyright, patent,
trade secret, trademark, and licensing disputes; Bruce Van Dalsem, who has tried and resolved disputes
for studios, producers and performing artists in the film, television, music and finance businesses, securing a top five verdict in California based on the
misappropriation of a film library; Gary Gans, an expert litigator in motion picture financing, production and distribution disputes, as well as copyright and idea theft cases, who has been named in 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter as one of America's «Top Entertainment Attorneys;» Jeff McFarland, who has litigated entertainment related cases
for more than 20 years, including cases involving motion picture and television series profits, video game licenses, idea theft and the «seven year rule;» and Michael Williams, who represents a satellite exhibitor and other media clients in trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust and other commercial litigation.
You should talk to an attorney, but based on what you've provided, there are potential claims
for copyright infringement,
trade secret misappropriation, conversion, unfair
trade practices, and probably quite a bit more.
Western Digital learnt about the perils of tampering with
trade secrets the hard way, when it sought to appeal a punitive award of over USD 500m against it and one of its employees, Signing Mao,
for misappropriation of
trade secrets in Seagate Technology, LLC v Western Digital Corporation (A12 - 1944 (Minn. 2014)-RRB-.
He left under questionable circumstances, which has led to a lengthy legal battle (wherein Move and NAR have sued Zillow and Samuelson over allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and
misappropriation of
trade secrets), with the most recent motion being
for contempt, which a judge granted to Move / NAR after the mysterious «Samuelson Memo» surfaced.