Intellectual Property
Dec. 29, 2011
Federalizing and criminalizing misappropriation of trade secrets in 2011
This year's trade secret cases revealed that information could be a company's top asset. By Robyn C. Crowther of Caldwell Leslie & Proctor PC
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In 2011, civil lawsuits involving trade secret allegations led to some blockbuster verdicts, recognizing that a company's most valuable asset may be its information. The value of these assets has been similarly recognized in various contexts by the Obama administration, Congress, and federal law enforcement agencies. Thus what were traditional state law issues are increasingly arising in federal courts...
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