Whether the plaintiff has adequately identified the trade secrets that have allegedly been misappropriated is a commonly ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which hears federal appeals from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, recently issued a decision clarifying the level of specificity required to claim ...

A federal judge signaled she may dismiss a ‍lawsuit by Elon Musk's ‍startup xAI ‍accusing Sam Altman's rival OpenAI of ...

Elon Musk’s xAI argues OpenAI hired former employees to obtain Grok source code and other confidential information.

On Friday, a San Francisco court convicted former Google engineer Linwei Ding of economic espionage and theft of trade ...

In a recent decision, Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech Inc., No. 23-16093, 2025 WL 2315671 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2025), the Ninth Circuit found that a plaintiff bringing claims under the ...

This article emphasizes that careful trade secret disclosure is crucial in litigation. Courts vary on requirements, so companies must plan disclosures early, conduct pre-litigation audits, and use ...

Settlement remains most common resolution, but substantially lags rates in other civil litigation categoriesSan Jose, CA, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lex Machina®, the LexisNexis® Legal ...

A former Google engineer was convicted Thursday of stealing AI-related trade secrets from the tech giant for Chinese companies, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of ...

Too many companies treat trade secret identification as something they can fix later, usually once litigation is underway. But by the time a claim is filed, it is already too late to build the ...

Trade secrets are a cornerstone in the strategic architecture of businesses, representing invaluable assets that give it a competitive edge. These could encompass formulas, practices, processes, ...