Trade Secrets Litigation
Trade Secrets Litigation
Trade secrets are a unique form of valuable intellectual property (“IP”). Most IP is protected by publicly disclosing the unique information, establishing the use for commercial purposes, and publicly staking a claim to its exclusive use through patents, trademarks, services mark, or copyright filings. A trade secret is the exact opposite, as its economic value derives from being unknown to competitors who could otherwise use the information for their competitive advantage.
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Trade secrets can consist of secret formulas for products or non-public proprietary processes or ways of doing business. Most commonly, trade secrets consist of a list of clients or customers who have an historical need for particular goods or services in industries where there is fierce competition for market share. Misappropriation can take the form of a single former employee looking to exploit a customer list or a coordinated effort by a competing business to “raid” a company’s employees who have knowledge of trade secrets.
EAG has substantial experience in state and federal court in both protecting a company’s trade secrets or defending claims of misappropriating another company’s trade secrets. EAG also advises businesses on implementing policies and practices designed to protect their trade secrets and to mitigate the risk of employee misappropriation.
- Preventative trade secret protection measures.
- Cease and desist demands.
- Trade secret protection injunctions.
- Employee raiding cases.
- Actions to recover monetary damages for trade secret theft.
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"a vital partner in our organization's due diligence process in all areas of employment law"
"My team and I have turned to Steve Chanley's expertise for nearly 7 years for our various employment law needs. I consider him a vital partner in our organization's due diligence process in all areas of employment law, whether it is for consultation regarding labor law practices or representation for"
- Client
"I recommend him highly."
" I have worked with Steve for about ten years on employee litigation and personnel practices matters. I recommend him highly. On the litigation front we have been involved with cases in which the matters have been withdrawn, settled, and gone through trial and judgement. I found Steve to be knowledgeable about the law, thoughtful and creative about case management strategy and tactics."
- Pete
"I can't say enough good things about him."
“I have worked with Steve since 2002 and I can't say enough good things about him . He represented me in a trade secret case filed in Superior Court against a company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At the time I did not think there was much hope but Steve successfully opposed every motion the opposing attorney filed in the case. He had the opposing attorney on his heels the whole time and was able to achieve a very favorable outcome.”
- Francis
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