Tag Archives: Trade Secrets

European Parliament to Consider Trade Secrets Directive

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 18, 2014

Tomorrow the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs will discuss the European Commission’s proposed trade secrets directive, whose aim is to protect undisclosed know-how and business information against their unlawful acquisition, use, and disclosure. See Draft Agenda, European Parliament Committee … Continue reading →

Posted in Intellectual Property Law | Tagged | Comments Off on European Parliament to Consider Trade Secrets Directive

Wyoming District Court to Decide Fracking Fluids Trade Secrets Issue

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 14, 2014

In Powder River Basin Resource Council v. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, No. S-13-01202014 WY 37 (Wyo. Mar. 12, 2014), the Wyoming Supreme Court reversed and remanded a state district court’s decision that the chemical components of fluids used … Continue reading →

Posted in Intellectual Property Law | Tagged | Comments Off on Wyoming District Court to Decide Fracking Fluids Trade Secrets Issue

Trade Secrets Plaintiff Sanctioned; Couldn’t Identify Stolen Secrets

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on August 27, 2013

A state appellate court in California affirmed an award of more than US$200,000 against an investment group that acquired the assets of All American Semiconductor, Inc. (AASI) in bankruptcy and then sued a competitor, claiming that it had misappropriated AASI’s trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Intellectual Property Law | Tagged | Comments Off on Trade Secrets Plaintiff Sanctioned; Couldn’t Identify Stolen Secrets

Seeds Secrets Suit Survives: Seed Tech Trade Secrets Ruling

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on October 12, 2012

A Wisconsin federal court held that a grass seed company called Encap, LLC stated a valid claim for trade secrets misappropriation against a competitor that allegedly obtained a confidential Encap memorandum describing its strategic business plan and anticipated new seed … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Law, Intellectual Property Law | Tagged , | Leave a comment