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Presentations
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03.03.2023INTA North America Roundtable–Annual Case Law ReviewSpeaking Engagements
Event
International Trademark Association (INTA) / Portland, ORINTA’s North American Roundtables have returned for Annual Case Law Review sessions in various cities across the United States.
Trade Secret Tracker
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Legal Services Firm Ordered to Produce Confidential Documents to Competitor in Trade Secret Dispute
In trade secret litigation between two competing legal services firms, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut recently ordered the plaintiff to produce documents without the attorneys’-eyes-only designation that the plaintiff believed was necessary. The plaintiff, Huseby, LLC, alleges that its former employee, Lee Bailey, went to work for a competitor in... Continue Reading…
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A former part owner of a failed venture sued the venture’s former CEO, Paul Smith, alleging he misappropriated trade-secret hemp strains, selling them to a Canadian cannabis company for nearly $4 million. In its September 21, 2020 complaint, Big Wuf Enterprises, LLC and its principal, W. John Short, allege their former venture, YCG Holdings LLC,... Continue Reading…
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On September 10, 2020, San Diego law firm Slate Law Group filed suit after a former associate left the firm to become in-house counsel for a firm client, ClickUp. Slate alleged that attorney Derek Dahlin misappropriated Slate’s trade secrets by providing ClickUp with confidential business information including Slate’s contract templates and work product. According to... Continue Reading…
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The Northern District of California Reminds Everyone How Serious Spoliation Sanctions Can Be
Alleged spoliation of evidence is unfortunately a somewhat common feature of many trade secret misappropriation cases. A recent district court order out of the Northern District of California, WeRide Corp. v. Kun Huang, highlighted just how serious the penalty for spoliation can be. No. 5:18-CV-07233-EJD, 2020 WL 1967209 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2020). In WeRide, the defendant... Continue Reading…
