Archives: Trade Secrets

Is Credit Card Information Stored by a Restaurant a “Trade Secret”?

By Leiza Dolghih on October 25, 2018 Posted in Trade Secrets

Credit card data (including cardholder names, credit or debit card numbers, and ...

Is it a Crime to Take Employers’ Trade Secrets?

By Leiza Dolghih on June 18, 2018 Posted in Non-Compete, Trade Secrets

Few employees realize that when they take their employers' trade secrets with them prior to leaving their job they may be exposing themselves to criminal liability under the Economic Espionage Act, which makes it a crime to steal trade secrets when (1) the information relates to a product in interstate or foreign commerce (which is virtually any product now days) or (2) the intended beneficiary is a foreign power.

An Injunction in a Theft-of-Trade-Secrets Case Cannot Prohibit a Party From Using Publicly Available Information

By Leiza Dolghih on February 20, 2018 Posted in Trade Secrets

A court order prohibiting defendant from using trade secrets must be broad enough ...

Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements in Texas with an Injunction Requires Proper Timing

By Leiza Dolghih on February 15, 2018 Posted in Non-Compete, Trade Secrets

What a lot of companies do not realize, however, is that if they wait ...

5 Tips for Minimizing Trade Secrets Theft by Clients, Contractors and Vendors

By Leiza Dolghih on January 22, 2018 Posted in Non-Compete, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Trade Secrets

Only disclose the information once the vendor/supplier/client signed a non ...

The Fifth Circuit Rules that Federal Law Preempts Unfair Competition Claim Under Texas Law

By Leiza Dolghih on November 27, 2017 Posted in Employment Law, Non-Compete, Trade Secrets

The Fifth Circuit recently considered whether the federal copyright and patent laws ...

Patent Attorneys Present “Fashionably Legal” at SBOT Women and the Law Section Event

By Andrea Carrizales on August 25, 2017 Posted in Brand, Copyright, Litigation, Patents, State Bar of Texas, Trade Secrets

Presented at the Women and the Law Section event of the State Bar of Texas ...

When Stopping Competition with A Temporary Injunction, It Pays To Be Precise

By Leiza Dolghih on August 16, 2017 Posted in Trade Secrets

A lot of times a company rushes to court asking the judge to stop a former employee or his new employer from using the company's confidential information or soliciting its customers based on the agreements that the former employee had signed with the company.

Employees’ Unauthorized Copying of Electronic Files is Not Theft in Texas

By Leiza Dolghih on July 11, 2017 Posted in Trade Secrets

When a company learns that an employee took or copied confidential materials, it’s ...

Texas Amends Its Trade Secrets Statute Effective September

By Leiza Dolghih on June 12, 2017 Posted in Defend Trade Secrets Act, Trade Secrets

HB 1995 will go into effect on September 1, 2017 and will eliminate the difference ...

Maximise your IP to enhance franchise value

By Georgina Hey (AU) on May 18, 2017 Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Trade Secrets, Trademark

Franchisors gain by sharing use of their IP (including trade marks, patents, designs ...

Jam Company Wins Millions in Damages under New Federal Trade Secrets Law

By Peggy Keene on May 9, 2017 Posted in Trade Secrets

Dalmatia Import Group, Inc. won more than $5.2 million in treble damages earlier this ...

Seismic Data: Damages for Stealing the Treasure Map

By Gary Sorden on May 8, 2017 Posted in Trade Secrets

Seismic data in oil and gas businesses is a vital asset. But what happens when ...

Protect Your Trade Secrets or Lose Them

By Leiza Dolghih on May 2, 2017 Posted in Trade Secrets

The first rule of the fight club is you don’t talk about the fight club. The same rule applies ...

Common Ways Businesses Leak Trade Secrets Without Their Knowledge

By Leiza Dolghih on April 18, 2016 Posted in Trade Secrets

If you have a business, you have trade secrets. It is really that simple. In Texas ...