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Intellectual Property,
Government

Mar. 6, 2013

DOJ revamps trade secret protection strategy

Over the past several months there have been some significant developments in connection with federal trade secrets law.

Thomas P. O'Brien

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

Thomas is a litigation partner with Paul Hastings in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, he served as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.

John J. O'Kane IV

Skiermont Derby LLP

Email: okane@skiermontderby.com

Johnny represents entity and individual clients through all phases of trial and appeal.

Daniel Prince

Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

Email: danielprince@paulhastings.com

As the federal government continues to sharpen its focus upon the protection of U.S. intellectual property, over the past several months there have been some significant developments in connection with federal trade secrets law.

In February, the Obama administration launched its new strategy to mitigate the theft of U.S. trade secrets. The rollout was quite a production, featuring comments by Attorney General Eric Holder, deputy secretaries of commerce and state, representatives...

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