Many companies have basic non-compete provisions that prevent employees from working for a competitor for a certain period of time, but they often fail to address a
Category: Trade Secrets
Four Ways to Protect Your Business Ideas: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, and Trade Secrets
Whether you are an owner of an established business or a budding entrepreneur working on a start-up, understanding how you can protect your business ideas
A Few Lessons From the Morgan Stanley Trade Secrets Debacle
Earlier this month, a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley copied information of 350,000 of the company’s wealth management clients. A few days later, a sample
What is a Trade Secret?
What are trade secrets and how they are regulated depends largely on what state your business is operating in. Currently, each state has it own statute
How Long Does a Trade Secret Injunction Last in Texas?
According to a recent decision from the Dallas Court of Appeals, a permanent injunction should last forever, unless the company or the person accused of misappropriating
A 10-Step Guide to Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets
Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), information is not considered a trade secret unless its owner took “reasonable efforts under circumstances to maintain its secrecy.” So,