Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Law
10.23.2018 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
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…
07.31.2017
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…
05.30.2017 | by:
Ryan M. Corbett
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…
05.23.2017 | by:
Ryan M. Corbett
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.…
05.18.2017 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
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…
03.31.2017 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
Readers of this blog are aware that Florida has a statute that specifically allows employers and employees to agree in writing to restrict - for…
01.18.2017 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
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…
01.18.2017 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
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…
12.6.2016 | by:
Ryan M. Corbett
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…
08.11.2016 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
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…