Intellectual Property,
Corporate
Oct. 7, 2020
Protecting social media contacts as trade secrets
Social media contact lists have become an increasingly important part of a business’s customer lists. This trend has only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as tens of millions of employees have intensely, if not exclusively, focused their networking efforts through social media.
Travis J. Anderson
Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Phone: (858) 720-8940
Email: tanderson@sheppardmullin.com
Travis Anderson is a partner in the Labor and Employment Group and editor of the firm's Trade Secrets Blog.
Bobby Foster
Associate
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Email: rfoster@sheppardmullin.com
Bobby is an associate in the Labor and Employment Group
Sean Mann-O'Halloran
Associate
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Phone: (858) 720-8900
Email: smann-o'halloran@sheppardmullin.com
Sean is an associate in the Business Trials Group.
Social media contact lists have become an increasingly important part of a business's customer lists. This trend has only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as tens of millions of employees have intensely, if not exclusively, focused their networking efforts through social media. While courts are still grappling with who legally "owns" the contact lists that an employee developed on the employer's dime -- such as LinkedIn customer co...
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