Two competitors who do research and analysis for advertisers and media companies, concerning how television viewing impacts consumer purchasing, have been in a legal battle over alleged trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement, and other causes of action. The dispute already has produced at least six district court opinions. Recently, in a 47-page non-precedential order issued by the Court of Appeals
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Words Matter: Your Non-Disclosure Agreement May Trump Governing Trade Secret Law
By Jason Stiehl on
Posted in Practice & Procedure, Trade Secrets
Reaching back over a decade, the Convolve and MIT v. Compaq and Seagate litigation involves a dispute between MIT, the owner of intellectual property related to signal haping technology, and Compaq and Seagate.
While the dispute involves many facets, and the Federal Circuit’s most recent ruling included a reversal of a non-infirngement finding, notable for current purposes is the portion …
Continue Reading Words Matter: Your Non-Disclosure Agreement May Trump Governing Trade Secret Law