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The Trade Secrets Blog 
Information relating to trade secrets law, tracking development of trade secrets law and litigation, and practical advice to business owners on how to best protect their trade secrets.
Post Frequency: 0.3/day Last Entry: August 28, 2009 at 14:45:05 Recent Entries: 68
By Benjamin C. Johnson, Esq.
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It?s All Greek To Them
Posted on August 28, 2009Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Language Line Services Inc. and Tele-Interpreters, LLC, a competitor in the language interpretation industry, has sued Voiance Language Services for misappropriation of trade secrets and customer information...
It?s All Greek To Them
Posted on August 28, 2009Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Language Line Services Inc. and Tele-Interpreters, LLC, a competitor in the language interpretation industry, has sued Voiance Language Services for misappropriation of trade secrets and customer information...
IBM Tries For A Second Bite at the Apple (or Dell in this case)
Posted on August 07, 2009Back in June I posted on IBM’s lawsuit against it’s former M&A chief, David Johnson, here. IBM sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Johnson from performing his duties at Dell. The Judge denied the preliminary injunction on June 26, 2009, saying that it would unfairly hurt Johnson’s career...
IBM Tries For A Second Bite at the Apple (or Dell in this case)
Posted on August 07, 2009Back in June I posted on IBM’s lawsuit against it’s former M&A chief, David Johnson, here. IBM sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Johnson from performing his duties at Dell. The Judge denied the preliminary injunction on June 26, 2009, saying that it would unfairly hurt Johnson’s career...
Alternatives to the Non-Compete
Posted on June 05, 2009A great article over at Computerworld.com regarding the treatment of non-competes given today’s economy. It is very interesting reading. According to the article, courts have been reluctant to enforce non-compete agreements (in those states where enforcement is typical) because of the bad economy and the difficulty that people are The article then provides several [...
IBM Sues Former M&A Chief
Posted on June 05, 2009Websphere Journal is reporting that IBM has sued its former M&A chief, David Johnson, for taking a job with Dell Computers. The suit is based on a 2005 non-compete agreement signed by Johnson–IBM accuses Johnson of misappropriating trade secrets...
Alternatives to the Non-Compete
Posted on June 05, 2009A great article over at Computerworld.com regarding the treatment of non-competes given today’s economy. It is very interesting reading. According to the article, courts have been reluctant to enforce non-compete agreements (in those states where enforcement is typical) because of the bad economy and the difficulty that people are The article then provides several alternative […]
IBM Sues Former M&A Chief
Posted on June 05, 2009Websphere Journal is reporting that IBM has sued its former M&A chief, David Johnson, for taking a job with Dell Computers. The suit is based on a 2005 non-compete agreement signed by Johnson–IBM accuses Johnson of misappropriating trade secrets...
Activision Ordered to Hand Over Source Code
Posted on April 24, 2009According to Gamespot.com, A Judge has ordered Activision to hand over the source code for the DJ game, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. This case has gotten interesting fairly quickly. Let’s recap. Activision was sued on April 14 by Genius Productions and Numark Industries for “intentional interference with contract, breach of contract…and misappropriation of trade [...
ClearOne Maintains Its Award
Posted on April 24, 2009I reported on this jury verdict back in November here. According to websitegear.com, it appears that the Judge has entered a Final Order awarding $9.6 million, not much less than the jury’s award. It appears the Judge was pretty convinced of BiAmp’s wrongful actions: As to defendant Biamp, the court ruled that the finding [...
Luna Innovations Eclipsed By $36 Million Award
Posted on April 24, 2009Law.com is reporting that a California jury hit Luna Innovations for $36 million in damages for breaking an agreement Luna had with hansen Medical to develop a robotic catheter and misused trade secrets to land a contract with Hansen’s competitor, Intuitive Surgical, Inc...
Activision Ordered to Hand Over Source Code
Posted on April 24, 2009According to Gamespot.com, A Judge has ordered Activision to hand over the source code for the DJ game, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. This case has gotten interesting fairly quickly. Let’s recap. Activision was sued on April 14 by Genius Productions and Numark Industries for “intentional interference with contract, breach of contract…and misappropriation of trade secrets” […]
ClearOne Maintains Its Award
Posted on April 24, 2009I reported on this jury verdict back in November here. According to websitegear.com, it appears that the Judge has entered a Final Order awarding $9.6 million, not much less than the jury’s award. It appears the Judge was pretty convinced of BiAmp’s wrongful actions: As to defendant Biamp, the court ruled that the finding of […]
Luna Innovations Eclipsed By $36 Million Award
Posted on April 24, 2009Law.com is reporting that a California jury hit Luna Innovations for $36 million in damages for breaking an agreement Luna had with hansen Medical to develop a robotic catheter and misused trade secrets to land a contract with Hansen’s competitor, Intuitive Surgical, Inc...
Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants
Posted on April 10, 2009Great article over at PharmExec.com about Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries–but, a lot of the information is generally applicable to all industries. It’s the first part of a four part series that I will keep you updated on...
Are School Tests Public Records?
Posted on April 10, 2009Interesting case out of Ohio–The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that there is a fight over whether or not previously administered tests should be considered public records, and thus accessible to enterprising students who want to make a public records request to see the information prior to taking a test...
Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants
Posted on April 10, 2009Great article over at PharmExec.com about Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries–but, a lot of the information is generally applicable to all industries. It’s the first part of a four part series that I will keep you updated on...
Are School Tests Public Records?
Posted on April 10, 2009Interesting case out of Ohio–The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that there is a fight over whether or not previously administered tests should be considered public records, and thus accessible to enterprising students who want to make a public records request to see the information prior to taking a test...
KFC Security Upgrade Complete
Posted on February 10, 2009Back in September I reported that KFC was temporarily re-locating their famous 11 herbs and spices recipe so that they could upgrade the security around it. You can find that report here. Now one of the most famous trade secrets in existence has been placed in its new home...
Practically Speaking - Beware of Phishing
Posted on February 05, 2009Interesting article over networkworld.com about the dangers of phishing scams. As you’ll read in the article, phishing scams have become very sophisticated and if anyone at your company who has access to confidential information falls prey, you’re trade secrets may be at risk...
Microsoft Begins Trade Secret Suit
Posted on February 05, 2009Biggest news is that Microsoft is getting into the trade secrets fray. Geek.com is reporting that Microsoft has sued its former employee Mike Mullor (no, it’s not what you think–this has nothing to do with an ex-employee taking other employees and trade secrets with him–although I can’t fault you for thinking so) for breach [...
Back to Work
Posted on February 05, 2009I took some time off for Christmas and the New Year, and then was slammed at work when I got back, but now that things have settled down a little I’ll be updating more frequently. Thanks to all of you who check this blog frequently and I hope that you continue to do so...
Hey Ya! Andre 3000 Sued for $2 Million
Posted on December 12, 2008bostonherald.com is reporting that Andre Benjamin aka Andre 3000 of the musical group Outkast has been sued, along with the Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting, by Timothy McGee, a Boston postal worker, for $2 million in damages relating to animated series “Class of 3000...
Clear Win for ClearOne
Posted on November 21, 2008I’m a little late on this one but, better late than never. According to marketwatch.com, ClearOne Communications was awarded in excess of $10 million by a jury in a federal trade secret case in Utah. ClearOne sued BiAmp Systems, WideBand Systems, Dr...
Ex-Intel Employee Indicted for Trade Secret Theft
Posted on November 07, 2008Networkworld.com is reporting that Biswamohan Pani, a design engineer at Intel’s Hudson, Massachusetts offices before going to work for AMD, is accused of stealing $1 billion worth of trade secrets to help his new employer. Key graph: “Pani is accused of accessing Intel’s network remotely and downloading 13 top-secret documents and other proprietary information related to [...
Faltering Economy May Lead to More IP Theft
Posted on October 16, 2008A very timely article over at Computerworld that identifies a faltering economy as a circumstance that leads to greater theft of trade secrets and destruction of sensitive information. The article states that companies should be even more vigilant at these times to protect their valuable assets from literally walking out the door...
Famous 11 Herbs and Spices Trade Secret Being Moved
Posted on September 09, 2008Yahoo.com is reporting that KFC, owner of one of the most famous corporate trade secrets out there–the secret handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices which exists on a yellowing sheet of paper signed by Colonel Sanders himself–is moving the recipe in order to revamp security...
It?ll All Come Out in the Wash? - Kate Hudson Sued
Posted on September 08, 2008This news may be a little old but it is worth posting as I am going to be following the progress of this case closely. You can find a link to the information here. Actress Kate Hudson and ceebrity stylist David Babaii have been sued by 220 Laboratories Inc...
More Trade Secrets for the Dogs
Posted on September 02, 2008In a follow-up to a previous post which can be found here, “PETA has filed a request for a rehearing with the Mississippi Supreme Court after the justices ruled that the information PETA was seeking about animal experiments at Mississippi State University (MSU) for cat- and dog-food company Iams is exempt from public disclosure...
Cargill Loses Trade Secret Case in California
Posted on September 02, 2008According to FlexNews.com, which provides “business news for the food industry”, Cargill has lost its claim for misappropriation of trade secrets by three former employers named Matt Budine, Brian Sundberg, and Luciana Jonkman. The former employers formed a dairy nutrition and management consultancy firm called Progressive Dairy Solutions...
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