Trade Secrets Blog

"Following trade secrets and trade secrets litigation, particularly in the southeast U.S."

Author: Press Millen and Todd Sullivan are partners at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Raleigh, N.C. Lawyers from the firm also author Womble Carlyle Construction Industry Blog, North Carolina Appellate Blog, Womble Carlyle Supply Chain Management Blog, Fair Labor Standards Act Law, Furniture Law Blog, Multifamily and Mixed Use Development, Womble Non-Compete and Restrictive Covenants Blog, Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law and Wag the Dog.

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Recent Posts from Trade Secrets Blog

TSMC v. SMIC Trial Continues - See CVN Video Links of Opening, Witness Examination and Verdict
We've been following progress in the massive TSMC v. SMIC trade secrets trial going on in California, see here: http://wombletradesecrets.blogspot.com/2009/11/tsmc-wins-major-trade-secrets-verdict.html. You'll recall that the jury has already found that SMIC had improperly "acquired, used or…
TSMC Wins Major Trade Secrets Verdict Against SMIC - Damage Award Not Yet Declared
The Wall Street Journal is reporting the jury in Oakland ruled Tuesday in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in a long-running legal battle against rival Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., which TSMC…
Spring Design Says to Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader: "You've Got Our Chocolate in Your Peanut Butter!"
Reuters is reporting that Silicon Valley start-up company Spring Design has sued Barnes & Noble and the lawsuit asserts Barnes & Noble misappropriated trade secrets and violated the parties' non-disclosure agreement when it copied Alex's…
Well-Dressed Attorneys Make Closing Arguments in TSMC v. SMIC Trade Secrets Trial
We've been following this TSMC v. SMIC trade secrets trial going on out in Oakland, see here: http://wombletradesecrets.blogspot.com/2009/10/semiconductor-international-has.html. The parties have now made their closing arguments, and Law.com has an interesting report regarding those arguments.Jeffrey…
Citing Need to Protect Certain Trade Secrets, Iowa Judge Agrees to Close Courtroom For Some Testimony and Evidence in Consumer Fraud Trial
The Des Moines Register is reporting that a Polk County, Iowa judge agreed Tuesday to close his courtroom for parts of a consumer fraud trial brought against a Connecticut-based company by the State of Iowa,…
Connecticut Mortgage Broker Loses Staff in 2004 and Lawsuit in 2009
CNNMoney.com has an interesting piece about a small mortgage brokerage company that claims to have had 33% of its employees "raided" by another company. Those employees then allegedly worked within 2 miles of their former…
Federal Economic Espionage Trial Employs Unique Evidence Presentation Technique
Johnny Carson used to employ an expression "I did not know that!" for instances where he was surprised by the claim or admission of a guest.We admit surprise and will acknowledge "we did not know…
Defendant in Silicon Valley Economic Espionage Act Trial Blames His Own Wife for Investigation and Prosecution
Yesterday we covered opening arguments made by the prosecution in this important economic espionage prosecution. Today we copy you on Law.com's report of the defenses' opening - and this is pretty good.Had Silicon Valley engineer…
Federal Prosecutor Calls Two Engineers "Traitors to NetLogic" In Opening Statements to the Jury in Rare Economic Espionage Prosecution
We want to thank the San Jose Mercury News and ComputerWorld for publishing courtroom accounts of this rare Economic Espionage Act prosecution of Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge. Calling Lee and Ge "traitors" to NetLogic,…
Rare Criminal Prosecution Under Economic Espionage Act Proceeds - Case Will Examine Issue of Chinese Government's Sponsorship of Technology Theft
We first blogged about this Economic Espionage Act case here: http://wombletradesecrets.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html.You'll recall that the Sec. 1831 of the federal Economic Espionage Act of 1996 provides as follows: "Sec. 1831. Economic espionage(a) IN GENERAL- Whoever, intending…