A Former VP of Operations Ordered to Pay $1.9 Million for Taking Company’s Trade Secrets in Violation of a Separation Agreement

According to some studies, more than 60% of employees copy their employers’ documents or files before leaving their employment. They are even more likely to do so if

9 Basic Steps For Minizing Trade Secrets Theft From Your Company

Lawsuits involving trade secrets theft have become an almost weekly occurrence. In 2015, Fitbit, Nike, Angie’s List, and Oculus Rift became entangled in high-profile legal battles arising

No Non-Compete Agreement? No Problem! – What Texas Companies Can Learn from Oculus Rift Lawsuits

I advise all my business clients in Texas to have non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with their key employees. Why? Well, first of all, because Texas

10 Tips on Preventing Trade Secrets Theft by Employees Who Work from Home

In 2013, Marissa Mayer’s memo to Yahoo employees cancelling Yahoo’s work-from-home policy sparked a debate on whether working from home hurts or benefits companies, and

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

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

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