This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Intellectual Property

Feb. 5, 2025

Protecting your client's IP in a world without non-competes

See more on Protecting your client's IP in a world without non-competes

Jeanne A. Fugate and Erica Row

Jeanne A. Fugate

Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Litigation

Phone: (213) 443-4355

Email: jfugate@kslaw.com

New York Univ SOL; New York NY

Erica Row

Senior Associate, King & Spalding LLP

Given the increasing momentum to ban non-compete provisions at the state and federal level, now is a good time for companies to review their policies to ensure that their trade secrets and intellectual property are protected.

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission enacted a nationwide ban on non-compete clauses. This ban would prevent most non-compete clauses in employment agreements. While the FTC's ban has been enjoined, (Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, Case No. 24-...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up