Hawaii Bans Non-Compete and Non-Solicit of Employee Covenants in the High...
Hawaii recently enacted legislation that voids non-compete and non-solicitation of employee covenants for employees in the high tech sector. The new law applies to Hawaii employers engaged in “a...
View ArticleSocial Media and Non-Solicitation Covenants
We have previously discussed whether sending an announcement constitutes violation of a non-solicitation covenant and whether Facebook and LinkedIn posts can constitute a breach of restrictive...
View ArticleRecent State Developments to Non-Competes and Trade Secrets
Today, I am co-presenting at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Summit in Boston. Below is an excerpt from a paper that provides an update on state law legislative...
View ArticleGreetings from the Trade Secret Summit, Part 1
I am in Boston attending the Trade Secret Summit hosted by the Trade Secret Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. There have already been a number of excellent and...
View Article10 Trade Secret Lessons from the AIPLA Trade Secrets Summit
1. The FBI has significant resources devoted to investigation and prosecution of trade secret theft and they are willing to help companies better protect their trade secrets. 2. Companies need to...
View ArticleTrade Secrets: 10 Things for Companies and Employees to Know
Below are 10 takeaways from the afternoon session of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Summit in Boston:1. Public companies need to consider reporting...
View ArticleTrade Secrets and Non-Compete Observations from AIPLA Trade Secrets Summit –...
1. Judges will bend over backward to protect information that is a trade secret, but often will not enjoin people from working for a competitor absent compelling circumstances. 2. Judges really don’t...
View ArticleTrade Secrets and Non-Compete Observations from AIPLA Trade Secrets Summit –...
1. Patents and trade secrets are not mutually exclusive; they are complementary. 2. If you don’t have any way to detect infringement of a patent, you should consider keeping your invention secret and...
View ArticleSenate Scheduled to Vote on Federal Trade Secrets Law
As previously reported on this blog on March 16th, the Senate sent the Defend Trade Secrets Act to the full Senate for a vote. The DTSA would create a federal civil cause of action for trade secret...
View ArticleNew Report: "Non-Compete Contracts: Economic Efforts and Policy Implications"
Recent research suggests that nearly 30 million people are covered by non-compete agreements, according to the Office of Economic Policy U.S. Department of the Treasury’s March 2016 report, Non-compete...
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