Trade secrets

Silicon Valley engineers accused of taking Google trade secrets to Iran
A jury has indicted three individuals for allegedly exploiting their positions at leading tech companies to exfiltrate trade secrets related to processor security and cryptography.

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In force since 1995, the trade agreement’s blanket IP provisions are being challenged by emerging technologies and the different needs of individual countries, says Ana Neves of Inventa.
The streaming giant’s deal with one of the biggest entertainment titles inherently includes a vast body of IP. Malcolm Meeks of Finnegan explains what’s on the table.
From determining who will own newly developed IP, to confidentiality and regulatory issues, Ana Neves of Inventa discusses what to consider when establishing partnerships.
CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria shows why laws and practices that treat trade secrets as an automatic shield against a key GDPR provision are due for revision, writes Diogo Antunes of Inventa.
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
Early-stage companies can face high costs and little reward if they don’t get their IP strategy right from the start, say Graham Phero and Paul Ainsworth of Sterne Kessler.
A grey area between two competing concepts has been playing out in the courts the world over, explains Shaukat Ali of Dennemeyer & Associates.
Genomic innovations involve vast amounts of research, making patents, copyrights, and trade secrets vital, explains Olusola Tunmise-Ajani of Inventa International.
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Virginia Supreme Court confirms retrial after finding legal and procedural errors in landmark trade secrets case, with both sides bullish over their prospects in round two of the dramatic case.
Global insurance broker joins others in filing lawsuit against competitor that it says is not entering the US market “through lawful means”.
The US aerospace giant has asked a federal court to deny a supplier’s claim to privilege during the document discovery process in a row over NASA technology.
The world’s biggest semiconductor foundry has sued a former executive in Taiwan, alleging that he took confidential information to Intel.
Lawyers from Meta, Adobe and Recursion Pharmaceuticals offer advice for external counsel on working with their in-house partners to maximise the benefits of AI. Sarah Speight reports.
Private practitioners, in-house counsel and IP services from around the world converge in the US capital for the major event, from where Sarah Speight provides on-the-ground coverage.
The healthtech giant has convinced a US court to freeze the assets of two Chinese startups and their ex-employees for breaching an injunction for trade secret theft of X-ray tubes used in CT scanners.
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