Can a Lawsuit Help Mitigate the Risks of Trade Secret Theft?
Trade secret law is constantly evolving as technologies in the workplace change. Staying up to date is critical. Recently, I attended an online seminar focused on theft of trade secrets in the workplace. The presenters included private practice attorneys from a national firm and in-house IP counsel from two large companies. There was a consensus […]
Trade Secret Theft on the Cloud: Concerns For Both Employers and Employees
Max Taves authored an article posted by Law Technology News entitled "Trade Secret Spats Center on Cloud." The article highlights the increasing difficulty employers face when trying to avoid theft of confidential information when employees have access to third party storage providers such as DropBox, Googe Docs, SugarSync, and SkyDrive. Third party data storage providers […]
Tips On How To Reduce The Risk Of Intellectual Property Theft
In my last post, I wrote about the risks facing businesses when there is a departing employee. It can be fairly argued that in the next 3 years your average business will have to deal with a disgruntled, departing employee. The employee will have had access to confidential information in digital form. Studies have shown […]
IP Advice for Connecticut Start-Ups: Protecting Your Client’s Personally Identifiable Information
David Benoit presents his fourth post as a guest blogger on the topic of Intellectual Property for Connecticut Start-Up companies. In his fourth installment, he focuses on the need for entrepreneurs to protect their client’s most important assets: client personal information. In addition to implementing best practices with respect to a company’s own IP, […]
Laticrete Responds To 50 Million Dollar Verdict
Following my post about the Dur-A-Flex v. Laticrete jury verdict, I received a statement from Laticrete’s CEO, David Rothberg. You can read the full statement here. Mr. Rothberg stated that he is "extremely disappointed in the verdict." He added that the jury finding against Laticrete was "absolutely baseless." He left no secret as to Laticrete’s post trial plans as he […]
Largest Jury Verdict In Connecticut History For Trade Secret Case
After an eight week jury trial in Waterbury Superior Court, an East Hartford based flooring solutions company,Dur-A-Flex, has been awarded 50.5 million dollars in damages for the misuse of its trade secrets by Laticrete International, a Bethany based multinational corporation. Laticrete was a former purchaser of Dur-A-Flex’s colored sand products. The jury found that the Laticrete misappropriated Dur-A-Flex’s trade […]
YouTube Metadata Evidence in Connecticut Trademark Lawsuit
The smoking gun evidence in a trademark lawsuit filed in US District Court in Connecticut is allegedly metadata from a YouTube video. Here is the lawsuit. In the lawsuit , Tuscan Leveling, Inc. alleges that Roynette, Inc. stole its trademarked concept for a level tiling process. According to the Complaint: Tuscan is an Iowa based business that markets and provides a "unique […]
Law Firm Lawsuit Highlights Need For Businesses To Take Caution With Website Content
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit serves as reminder of the types of litigation that can arise from simply maintaining a website. Although the decision involved a dispute between two law firms, the facts could easily be related to competing businesses. The case involved Brayton Purcell, LLP, a California law firm […]