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n Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. central, in Seyfarth’s fourth installment of our 2014 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Kate Perrelli, Dawn Mertineit and Daniel Hart will discuss the significant statutory changes to several jurisdictions’ laws regarding trade secrets and restrictive covenants and pending legislation proposed in additional jurisdictions over the past year. As trade
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Tips for Avoiding Liability for Trade Secret Misappropriation Concerning the Hiring and Departure of Employees
By Robert Milligan and Joshua Salinas
As companies face increasing competitive and financial pressures, management is understandably consumed with running the day-to-day operations of the business and working to achieve business objectives and maximize the bottom line. As a result, it is not uncommon for companies to find themselves in situations where important assets are overlooked or taken for granted.
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Seyfarth Shaw’s Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference
We are pleased to provide you with our Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference.
There is no denying that social media is an ever-present issue in the workplace and in our personal lives. Since April 2012, a growing number of states have passed some form of social media privacy legislation. Nearly all other state legislatures, as well as Congress, considered,
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Trading Secrets is on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, YouTube, and LinkedIn
As the social media landscape continues to evolve rapidly, Trading Secrets is committed to keeping pace with this evolution in order to provide the most value for our readers. Regular blog contributors Erik Weibust and Dawn Mertineit, both attorneys in Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets Practice, serve as the Trading Secrets “social media directors” and will be actively monitoring the social
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Scott Schaefers Discussing Employee Social Media Privacy – How Employers Can Strike the Necessary Balance
On April 16th, Scott Schaefers spoke with LexBlog’s Colin O’Keefe in a live online interview about what employers need to know about the social networking privacy legislation passed by thirteen states in the last two years. Scott discussed Seyfarth’s soon-to-be-published survey of that legislation, as well as some ideas of what employers can do to protect its proprietary assets. Those
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Webinar Recap! National Year in Review of Recent Cases/Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Compete, and Computer Fraud Law
By Michael Wexler, James McNairy and Joshua Salinas
We are pleased to let you know that the webinar “2013 National Year in Review: What You Need to Know About the Recent Cases/Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Compete and Computer Fraud Law” is now available as a podcast and webinar recording.
In Seyfarth’s first installment of its 2014 Trade Secrets
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Upcoming Client Webinar: Employee Social Networking: Protecting Your Trade Secrets In Social Media
On Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Central, Seyfarth’s second installment of its 2014 Trade Secrets Webinar series will address the relationship between trade secrets and social media.
The Seyfarth panel will specifically address the following topics:
- Defining and understanding trade secrets in social media, including a deeper dive into how courts are interpreting ownership of and whether
Big Data and IP Business Strategy
As a special feature of our blog –special guest postings by experts, clients, and other professionals –please enjoy this blog entry about the big data and IP business strategy by technology lawyer and IP strategist Joren De Wachter. Joren serves as a Co Chair with me on the ITechLaw Intellectual Property Law Committee and has an excellent blog of his
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Trading Secrets – 2013 Year in Review
Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to announce the publication of the Trading Secrets 2013 Year in Review. The 2013 Review is a compilation of our significant blog posts from 2013 and is categorized by specific topics such as: Trade Secrets; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; Non-Competes and Restrictive Covenants; Legislation; International and Social Media. As the specific blog entries, including
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Top 10 Developments/Headlines in Trade Secret, Computer Fraud, and Non-Compete Law in 2013
By Robert Milligan and Joshua Salinas
As part of our annual tradition, we are pleased to present our discussion of the top 10 developments/headlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law for 2013. Please join us for our complimentary webinar on March 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. P.S.T., where we will discuss them in greater detail. As with all
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