Trading Secrets


"Focuses on issues surrounding trade secrets, restrictive covenants, computer fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition."

Author: Erika Birg is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta, and Kurt A. Kappes is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Sacramento, Calif.;and Michael Elkon, Janet Siegel and Robert Milligan are associates at Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Labor & Employment • Associate • Partner

Recent Posts from Trading Secrets


  • Does My Movie Theater Have Trade Secret Protection?

    It is generally accepted that that compilations of public information can constitute a trade secret provided that the compilation has unique value, but will that protection extend to watching Michael Jackson's This Is It in…

  • A Classic Fight Over Venue

    Because the laws of various states regarding non-compete clauses differ significantly, cases involving these provisions often entail fights at the outset as to the proper venue. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently faced just such an…

  • Competitive Intelligence Article Authored By Seyfarth Shaw LLP Trade Secret Lawyers

    Competitive intelligence is a business function that many large companies utilize for the purpose of gathering and analyzing useful information about competitors in an ethical manner. Two Seyfarth Shaw LLP trade secret lawyers recently had an…

  • Review - Monitoring the Revolving Door Webinar

    We are pleased to announce that the Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and Non-Competes Group's first webinar on November 5, 2009 entitled Monitoring the Revolving Door: Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Today's Economy was a tremendous…

  • Brekka decision continues to get press attention

    Amy E. Bivins recently published another article in the Daily Labor Report addressing the effects of the Ninth Circuit's Brekka decision, which we have posted about previously.  Ms. Bivins quotes Seyfarth attorney Carolyn Sieve on…

  • Trade Secret Claim Wins Out to Protect Software.

    In Coleman v. Retina Consultants, P.C., the Georgia Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s decision to enjoin a former employee based on his non-compete provision, but it upheld the injunction to the extent that it…

  • Mark It Confidential: Allowing Customers To Share Price Quotes Eviscerates Trade Secret Status

    By Jason Stiehl Often one of the most confidential aspects of a business is its pricing mechanism and the quotes that it provides its customers. It is for this reason that the general rule governing trade…

  • First Webinar Today - Monitoring the Revolving Door

    Today is the first in our series of webinars.  Our team will be discussing identifying and protecting your company's trade secrets.  Please join us.  Information on registration is available here. Coming up on December 9th,…

  • IBM v. Johnson: the Second Circuit Weighs In

    When we last wrote about IBM’s efforts to enjoin David Johnson, its former Vice President of Corporate Development, from joining Dell, Judge Stephen Robinson of the Southern District of New York had denied IBM’s second…

  • "Establishing CFAA Violations By Former Employees," published in Employment Law 360

    On October 27, 2009, Robert Milligan and Carolyn Sieve published their article, "Establishing CFAA Violations By Former Employees," in the Employment Law 360.  The article further examines the Brekka decision we have posted about previously.  In particular, Robert…