Florida Non-Compete Agreements and the Gift of Little League
October marks the return of the World Series, the joy of costumed children seeking candy from strangers (with—can you believe it—their parents’ permission), and the…
Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Law
How to Protect Your Trade Secrets from Former Employees “Haccess”
Originally published in the International Law Quarterly. Global companies must safeguard confidential, proprietary information and trade secrets—not just from cybercriminals, “hacktivists,” cyberterrorists, and competitors—but from former employees. Too often, terminated…
Supreme Court: Patent Owner Cannot Limit Use of Patented Product Once Product is Sold
U.S. patents incentivize innovation by allowing patent owners to prevent others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing their inventions into the United…
Supreme Court Reins in Venue for Patent Cases
For nearly three decades, patent owners have been able to file patent infringement lawsuits in any court that had personal jurisdiction over the accused infringer. …
LeBron, Stephen and the Essence of Florida Non-Competes
As this blog post goes to press, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics just began their series to determine which team will face the…
Florida Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable Against a Georgia Resident
Readers of this blog are aware that Florida has a statute that specifically allows employers and employees to agree in writing to restrict – for…
Are Non-Compete Agreements Right for Your Construction Company?
Non-compete agreements, or non-competition agreements, are contracts into which an employer and an employee enter that restricts the work the employee can perform for another company when the…
Are Non-Compete Agreements Right for Your Construction Company?
This article appeared in the January/February 2017 issue of CFMA Building Profits. Non-compete agreements, or non-competition agreements, are contracts into which an employer and an…
Supreme Court Changes Standard for Determining Damages for Design Patent Infringement
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc. (No. 15-777) In the closely-watched Samsung v. Apple case, the Supreme Court today issued a landmark ruling that…
SEC Fines Company for Agreements Restricting Whistleblowers
The SEC has fined an Atlanta company $265,000 for using various severance agreements restricting whistleblower activities. The Dodd-Frank Act added ’34 Act § 21F encouraging whistleblower…