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
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Ex-Intel Employee Indicted for Trade Secret Theft
Networkworld.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.…
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Faltering Economy May Lead to More IP Theft
A 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…
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Famous 11 Herbs and Spices Trade Secret Being Moved
Yahoo.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…
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It’ll All Come Out in the Wash? - Kate Hudson Sued
This 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…
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More Trade Secrets for the Dogs
In 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…
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Cargill Loses Trade Secret Case in California
According 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…
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Bally hit with suit on hiring of CEO
The Trade Secrets Vault has an article posted on the Bally/24 Hour Fitness row. It looks like the case will bring up issues of the enforceability of Non-compete clauses and the inevitable disclosure doctrine. One…
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Keeping Corporate Secrets Secret
Good article over at eweek.com explaining the steps to take when considering protection for your trade secrets. While the article relates to high-stakes information and advises costly protection plans (i.e., encryption, data leak prevention tools,…
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If Only They Were All This Easy - IBM ex-Employee Cops to Theft
Former IBM exec Atul Malhotra pleaded guilty to the theft of IBM’s trade secrets according to this article. Key graphs: In pleading guilty, Malhotra admitted that on March 15, 2006, while employed at IBM, he…
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David vs. Goliath - Google Sued by Start-up for $1 Billion
According to this article on www.zdnet.com, tiny start-up LimitNone has sued Google in an Illinois circuit court for $1 billion over an email switching tool that LimitNone claims it created. The email switching tool was…