The most valuable assets of a company typically include its intellectual property ("IP") and confidential information, and the employees entrusted with this information. With the proliferation of technology in the workplace and the increased mobility of employees and IP, companies are increasingly becoming victims of data breaches and theft of trade secrets. To assist their clients in addressing and preventing such issues, M&F decided to publish a periodic Trade Secret Report, covering recent developments in trade secret law and best practices in this area. In this inaugural issue, we will be discussing the recent appellate decision in VL Systems v. Unisen, Inc., which deals with "non-hire" and "non-solicitation" provisions in employee contracts.

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