Intellectual Property
Sep. 28, 2010
Catch Me if You Can, but Why Bother?
Is it a sound business model to steal ideas from a competitor, do legal battle, and survive to fight another day? By Mark L. Russakow and Lisa Tan of Russakow | Ryan | Johnson.
Several months ago, we wrote about the keys to success in unfair business practices cases, in particular, the importance of winning the initial battle over a temporary restraining order. We also surmised that it is perhaps a sound business model to steal a rival's employees, clients or secrets, do legal battle, and survive to fight another day. Recent developments in the Bratz dolls case would seem to bear this out.
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