Trade Secrets Trends

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Agency”) voted 3-2 along partisan lines in a special public meeting to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (the “Final...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2024/04/ftc-issues-final-rule-banning-most-non-compete-agreements/

A perennial issue in trade secret litigation is: what factual allegations must be pled regarding what trade secrets are left when there are related patents from the same company on the same techn...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2024/02/motion-to-dismiss-based-on-trade-secret-disclosure-in-a-patent-for-the-birds/

The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Perrin Bernard Supowitz, LLC v. Morales continues to highlight the high bar necessary for a motion for preliminary injunction, the evidence required to establish...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2024/02/ninth-circuits-decision-sheds-light-on-important-considerations-in-granting-injunctive-relief/

The legal battle between VANDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the United States government provides guidance on the minimum requirements that the government must meet to protect trade secrets provide...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2024/02/vanda-pharmaceuticals-states-a-fifth-amendment-claim-against-the-government-for-taking-a-trade-secret/

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https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2023/12/tips-for-santa-to-maintain-trade-secrets-at-the-north-pole/

Earlier this year the Federal Judicial Conference released its Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide.  That paper is over 400 pages but contains comprehensive insights for courts and litig...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2023/08/trade-secret-case-management-judicial-guide-released/

Key Takeaways On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, a new bill aimed at imposing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities in...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2023/02/client-alert-open-questions-add-uncertainty-to-scope-and-impact-of-new-trade-secret-law/

The Sedona Conference’s Trade Secret Working Group recently published an article titled “7 Ways To Approach The Difficulties Of Trade Secret Litigation”. Crowell’s Mark Klapow is a member...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2023/02/sedona-conferences-commentaries-provides-guidance-on-challenges-in-trade-secret-litigation-and-gain-momentum-with-courts/

Crowell & Moring is a proud sponsor of this year’s American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secrets Summit, taking place December 8-9 in Miami, FL. Please join us for a pane...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2022/11/2022-aipla-annual-trade-secret-law-summit/

A Central District of California court recently denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment where the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s claims for trade secret misappropriation were ...

https://www.crowelltradesecretstrends.com/2022/11/pinkerton-tobacco-v-kretek-intl-defendants-statute-of-limitations-argument-goes-up-in-smoke/