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

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…
Daily Journal Article Indicates Trade Secret Interest on "upswing"
In an article published today by the Daily Journal, "Economy Leads Companies to Sue Ex-Workers," (linked with permission) author Laura Ernde talks with a number of California practitioners about what they see happening with trade…
Coffee Wars Come to a Grinding Halt: Starbucks Settles Lawsuit Again Former Executive
Earlier this month, Starbucks Corp. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to seek enforcement of a noncompetition agreement it entered into with former Division Senior Vice President…
Monitoring the Revolving Door: Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Today's Economy
Please join us for the first of our Trade Secrets Webinar Series Monitoring the Revolving Door: Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Today's Economy on November 5, 2009 Seyfarth Shaw’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and…
Comedy Club Update
As mentioned in a previous blog entry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv West Associates, 553 F.3d 1277 (9th Cir. 2009), that an in-term (during…
Georgia Court of Appeals Upholds Non-compete Provision Against Neurosurgeon
In Pittman v. Coosa Med. Group PC, the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a trial court's decision to grant an interlocutory injunction enforcing a non-compete provision that prevented Dr. H. Harris Pittman from practicing neurosurgery…
Massachusetts Is Not California; At Least Not Yet!
By Kate Perrelli and Erik Weibust On October 7, 2009, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on a non-compete bill, House No. 1799, sponsored by Representatives Will Brownsberger…