The Trade Secrets Vault tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2013://13 2013-01-19T01:02:20Z A blog of trade secrets news, verdicts, and resources Movable Type Pro 4.24-en Trade Secrets on the Forefront of the Department of Justice tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2013://13.2286 2013-01-18T01:20:48Z 2013-01-19T01:02:20Z By: Alice Cabrera The Department of Justice issued a "Summary of the Major U.S. Export Enforcement, Economic Espionage, Trade Secret and Embargo-Related Criminal Cases." This report highlights the importance of trade secret protection and trade secret theft prosecution for the... Alice Cabrera export-case-fact-sheet.pdf ]]> Ex-Bridgestone scientist cleared of trade secret theft charges tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2285 2012-10-19T05:23:02Z 2012-10-19T06:02:44Z By: Alison Grant Wang had been accused of stealing trade secrets from Bridgestone's research facility and giving them to a Chinese polymer maker. The government said he used his insider status at Bridgestone to make off with confidential information such... Alice Cabrera click here. ]]> Ex-CME Group Programmer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2284 2012-10-19T05:14:15Z 2012-10-19T05:21:57Z By: By JACOB BUNGE And DOUG CAMERON A former computer programmer for CME Group Inc. CME -0.40% on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that he stole information from the futures exchange operator while pursuing plans to improve a trading platform... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Top Executives at Kolon Industries Indicted for Stealing DuPont's Kevlar Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2283 2012-10-19T04:54:29Z 2012-10-19T05:13:13Z From: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs WASHINGTON--Kolon Industries Inc. and several of its executives and employees have been indicted for allegedly engaging in a multi-year campaign to steal trade secrets related to DuPont's Kevlar para-aramid fiber and... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Apple Tries to Seal US Patent Court Documents, Claims Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2282 2012-10-19T04:42:16Z 2012-10-19T04:54:10Z By: Lory In an attempt to regain control over company secrets, Apple requested that certain documents be sealed, claiming the information should be considered "trade secrets." The document in question is regarding a partial summary of damages calculations with product-specific... Alice Cabrera click here. ]]> Zynga Files Suit Against Former Staffer, Claiming Theft of Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2281 2012-10-19T04:11:17Z 2012-10-19T04:42:01Z By: Tricia Duryee Following the departure of several high-level employees, Zynga is striking back by filing a lawsuit against one of its former general managers, alleging "the wholesale theft of some of its most sensitive and commercially valuable data." Back... Alice Cabrera click here. ]]> Toys R Us sued over kids tablet trade secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2280 2012-10-19T04:06:56Z 2012-10-19T04:10:57Z By: Brad Dorfman The maker of the Nabi tablet computer for children sued Toys R Us Inc on Monday, saying the world's largest toy retailer stole trade secrets in preparing to introduce the rival Tabeo tablet this month. The introduction... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Freed Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer charged again tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2279 2012-08-10T20:20:53Z 2012-08-10T20:24:34Z By: JENNIFER PELTZ When a former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison after getting his software-theft conviction overturned, he declared that "justice occasionally works." Six months later, Sergey Aleynikov faced new charges Thursday over the same allegations: that... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Raytheon: Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Trade Secret Theft Damages tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2278 2012-08-10T20:17:12Z 2012-08-10T20:19:59Z By Victoria Stilwell Raytheon Co. (RTN) said it will continue to pursue claims against two companies for damages resulting from theft of trade secrets and misappropriation of intellectual property after the U.S. Court of Appeals favorably reversed an August 2009... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Former Intel employee jailed for three years over stealing trade secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2277 2012-08-10T20:11:39Z 2012-08-10T20:16:50Z By Dean Wilson A former employee of Intel has been given a three year jail term after being found guilty of stealing company secrets worth millions of dollars. Biswamohan Pani, 36, stole chip manufacturing and design documents worth between $200... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Oldcastle, Staley, Settle Trade Secret Suit; Staley to Pay Oldcastle $10,000 tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2276 2012-08-10T20:06:08Z 2012-08-10T20:11:27Z By Penny Stacey Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ (OBE) and Jon Todd Staley have settled their lawsuit. Staley, a former employee against whom OBE had filed suit last year, and OBE entered into an agreement by which Staley will pay the Santa Monica,... Alice Cabrera US Glass News Network, please click here.]]> Organic Milk Rivals in a Tussle Over Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2275 2012-08-10T20:01:45Z 2012-08-10T20:05:38Z By Susan Berfield A manager leaves his company to work for a rival. Happens all the time. Two months later, he is sued for breach of contract and he and his new employer are accused of "misappropriation of confidential information... Alice Cabrera Bloomberg-Businessweek, please click here.]]> California Businesses Need to Protect Their Trade Secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2274 2012-06-19T18:18:58Z 2012-06-19T18:21:17Z By: Boyd Contreras LLP California companies spend millions of dollars every year developing trade secrets - everything from complex processes and programs to simple customer lists. These companies need to be ever-vigilant in maintaining the secrecy of these trade secrets... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Eaton lawyers under fire for conduct in trade-secrets lawsuit tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2273 2012-06-19T17:36:31Z 2012-06-19T17:39:38Z By: Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer A report prepared for a Mississippi court said Eaton Corp. and its lawyers undertook an "outrageous course of conduct" in attempting to tamper with the judicial system -- so outrageous, in fact, that the... Alice Cabrera click here.]]> Federal computer law doesn't cover misuse of trade secrets tag:www.tradesecretsblog.info,2012://13.2272 2012-06-19T17:33:15Z 2012-06-19T17:36:21Z By: THE HR SPECIALIST: MINNESOTA EMPLOYMENT LAW The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) doesn't grant employers any legal recourse if an employee misuses information obtained from company computers, according to a recent Minnesota Federal District Court ruling. The... Alice Cabrera click here. ]]>