The Trade Secrets Blog


The Trade Secrets Blog is dedicated to informing the public about trade secrets law and will be providing pertinent information relating to trade secrets law, tracking development of trade secrets law and litigation, and offering practical advice to business owners on how to best protect their trade secrets.

Author: Benjamin C. Johnson is an attorney at the Boesch Law Group in Santa Monica, Calif.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Patent Law • Trademark Law • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from The Trade Secrets Blog


  • It’s All Greek To Them

    Silicon 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)

    Back 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…

  • Alternatives to the Non-Compete

    A 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…

  • IBM Sues Former M&A Chief

    Websphere 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…

  • Activision Ordered to Hand Over Source Code

    According 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…

  • ClearOne Maintains Its Award

    I 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…

  • Luna Innovations Eclipsed By $36 Million Award

    Law.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…

  • Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants

    Great 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…

  • Are School Tests Public Records?

    Interesting 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…

  • KFC Security Upgrade Complete

    Back 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…