trade secret exception

By Robert Milligan and Joshua Salinas

Non-competition agreements executed in connection with the sale of a business are typically enforceable as a limited exception under Business and Professions Code section 16601 and applicable case authority to California’s general prohibition against non-competition agreements. A recent California Court of Appeal decision, however, further narrows this limited exception. 

In Fillpoint v. Maas,
Continue Reading California Court Of Appeal Finds That Non-Competition Agreement Contained In Employment Agreement Is Unenforceable Against Former Seller/Employee Even Though It Was Executed In Connection With The Sale Of A Business

By Scott Schaefers

            In a recent decision involving whether a former employer could obtain a temporary restraining order under its broad non-competition agreement with its former employees and former software development company, the federal court in Richmond Technologies, Inc. v. Aumtech Business Solutions, No. 11–CV–02460–LHK, 2011 WL 2607158 (N.D.Cal. July 1, 2011) granted plaintiff’s request and enjoined defendants

Continue Reading California Federal Court Recently Invokes “Trade Secret” Exception to California’s Anti-Noncompete Statute To Effectively Blue Pencil Noncompete Agreement