Defend Trade News Today

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission promulgated a final Rule banning non-compete clauses in contracts with employees and other workers (the Rule).

A judge in the Northern District of Texas recently declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. v. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al., alleging a pizza franchisee...

Generative AI ("Gen AI") is everywhere, with all sorts of promises about how it can help the world. Let's say a company has created new confidential methods for cancer treatments...

Everyone generally agrees that people and organizations should be able to protect their proprietary and valuable information. But one area where we've seen legislative fretting...

Last year, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed an issue of first impression concerning what constitutes "misappropriation" under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)...

In a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Florida, a healthcare product manufacturer's claim of trade secret misappropriation against a competitor and a customer was thrown out on summary judgement.