Understanding the definition of a trade secret under federal law is crucial for businesses looking to protect their valuable information. Trade secrets are also defined by state law. While there is no ...

July 03, 2024 - The law of trade secrets is built upon a foundation of "proper" means and "improper" means. Acquiring a trade secret by proper means is not actionable. Acquiring a trade secret by ...

September 02, 2025 - The decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 9, 2025, in Sysco Machinery Corporation v. DCS USA Corporation, 143 F.4th 222, is a must-read for trade secret ...

This two-part article discusses the proof required for information to be considered a trade secret under U.S. statutory law, and includes detailed insight into the six-factor test outlined in the ...

Strong legal protection for secret recipes and other innovations can spur companies to deploy discoveries and even share ...

'Insulet v. EOFlow': Revisiting Standard for Preliminary Injunctions in Trade Secret Misappropriation Cases Trade secret cases present an intrinsic conflict between the open court principle and the ...

“The identification of trade secrets with ‘reasonable particularity’ is emerging as a critical threshold requirement for DTSA claims.” Whether the plaintiff has adequately identified the trade secrets ...

Protecting trade secrets is more than ever a global, board-level concern, but how to decide on what to guard, and how? Ellen Keenan-O’Malley and Matt Lawman of EIP explain.

“Because of the nature of AI tools or systems, additional protections should be implemented to prevent their unauthorized disclosure.” As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become central to ...

When sensitive business information is taken or misused, companies often face a difficult combination of urgency and uncertainty. Trade secrets, whether technical processes, customer information, or ...

As companies deploy AI-driven platforms, analytics systems, and data-powered services, much of their competitive advantage now lives in internal documentation, deployment methods, proprietary ...