Protecting Trade Secrets Before, During, and After Trial, Second Edition

Name: Protecting Trade Secrets Before, During, and After Trial, Second Edition
Brand: American Bar Association
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Erschienen am 2. Mai 2022

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 But First, a Word from Our Sponsors
1. A Brief Trade Secret Background
2. Why Not Just Patent the Secret Sauce?
3. Hail the Feds
a. The Economic Espionage Act of 1996
b. The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
c. Speaking of Foreign Counterparts . . .
d. A Criminal Word of Caution
e. For the Transactional Practitioner
Chapter 2 Identifying the Proper Plaintiff-Standing, Ownership, and Stakeholders
1. Ownership and Standing
2. Ownership and Development
3. Identifying the Proper Stakeholders Within a Plaintiff Group
4. Taking the Litigation History
5. The Preliminary Technical Check
6. The Business of Trade Secret Litigation: Identifying the Client's Goals
Chapter 3 Legal and Business Considerations in Identifying the "Proper" Defendant(s)
1. Identifying the "Legally Correct" Defendants
2. Creating the "Legally Correct" Defendant and the Use of Pre-suit Demand Letters
3. Procedural Issues Impacting How One Handles the "Correct" Defendants
4. Considering the Business Impact When Naming Otherwise Legally Correct Defendants
5. Dealing with the "Foreign Defendant" and the "Aider and Abettor"
Chapter 4 Identifying the Trade Secrets, Internally and During the Action
1. Preparing an Identification of Trade Secrets for Internal Planning
2. Designation of the Trade Secrets During the Discovery Phase
3. Amending the Trade Secret List Before Trial
4. Preparing the Identification of Trade Secrets for Trial
Chapter 5 Identifying the Nature and Type of Trade Secret Misappropriation, Addressing the Statute of Limitations, and Action Items for the Prelitigation Checklist
1. Identifying the Particular Form of Actual Misappropriation
2. The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine
3. Addressing Threatened Misappropriation
4. Observations on the Statute of Limitations
5. Action Items for the Prelitigation Checklist
a. Witness Investigation
b. Information Management and Document Retention/Collection
c. Internal Public Relations
d. External Public Relations
Chapter 6 Identifying Additional Claims
Pretrial Resolution Scenarios
Fee Awards and Statutory Bad Faith
1. Identifying Additional Claims
2. Pretrial Resolution Scenarios
3. Anticipating Fee Awards and Statutory Bad Faith
Chapter 7 Choosing Between Jurisdictions and Alternative Venues: Federal Versus State Courts, Jury Versus Bench Trials, Arbitrations, and Proceedings Before the U.S. International Trade Commission
1. Selecting Federal or State Court, and Between Alternative Venues
a. Personal Jurisdiction
b. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
c. Illustrative Factors When Evaluating Multiple Potential Venues
2. Jury and Bench Trials
3. Whether to Proceed by Way of Arbitration
4. Pursuing Misappropriation Claims Before the U.S. International Trade Commission
Chapter 8 Protective Orders and Document Preservation Orders
1. Protective Orders
2. Preservation Orders
Chapter 9 Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary Injunctive Relief, and Expedited Discovery
1. The Temporary Restraining Order
2. The Preliminary Injunction
3. Expedited Discovery
Chapter 10 Special Masters, Court-Appointed Neutral Experts, and Technical Advisors
1. The Use of Special Masters
2. Handling the Process of Court-Appointed Neutral Experts and Technical Advisors
Chapter 11 Addressing the Elements of Reasonable Efforts to Protect Secrecy and Independent Economic Value
1. Addressing the Requirement of "Reasonable Efforts" as a Means of Implementing Public Policy
2. The Evidentiary Significance of the Requirement of Reasonable Efforts
3. The Relationship Between Reasonable Efforts, Independent Economic Value, and Available Remedies
Chapter 12 Head-Start Injunctions and Other Forms of Postjudgment Equitable Relief
1. "Preliminary" and "Permanent" Injunctions in Trade Secret Litigation
2. Availability of Head-Start Injunctive Relief to Address Acts of Misappropriation
3. The Impact of Reverse Engineering and Preliminary Injunctive Relief on the Duration of a Head-Start Injunction
4. Setting the Breadth of a Head-Start Injunction
5. The Impact of Head-Start and Future Damages on the Scope of Injunctive Relief and Conditional-Use Injunctions
6. Addressing Divergent Private and Public Interests When Considering the Potential for a Head-Start Injunction
Chapter 13 The Impact of Contractual Boilerplate Provisions on Trade Secret Litigation
1. The Arbitration Clause
2. The Choice of Law Clause
3. Venue/Jurisdiction Clauses
4. Fee Clauses
5. Integration Clauses
6. Indemnification Clauses
7. Release Clauses
8. Marking Clauses
Chapter 14 The Trade Secret Fitness Audit
1. Key Objectives of the Fitness Audit
2. Identifying the Trade Secrets Existing Within the Universe of Business Information
3. Identifying and Addressing Risk Factors to the Protection of Trade Secrets
a. Employer/Employee Relationships
b. Special Consultants and Contractors
c. Multicompany Collaborative Relationships and Joint Ventures
d. Customer Relationships
4. After the Audit
Chapter 15 Protecting Trade Secrets During a Pandemic or Other Crisis
1. Permanent Reductions in Force During Times of Crisis
2. Furloughs and Temporary Reductions in Force During Times of Crisis
3. Practice Points for Managing Remote Workers in Times of Crisis
a. Education as the First Step
b. Hardening Protections for Electronic Means of Information Exchange
c. Establish Protocols for Remote Conferences
d. Useful Protections for the Home Office
e. Updating Nondisclosure Agreements for the Home Office Employee
f. Caution Required: Labor and Privacy Laws and the Remote Workforce
Appendix: Stipulated Protective Order for Litigation Involving Patents, Highly Sensitive Confidential Information, and/or Trade Secrets
Index
About the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
ABA-IPL Books Editorial Board 2020-21
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL)
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