The Trade Secrets Vault http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/ A blog of trade secrets news, verdicts, and resources en Copyright 2010 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:39:32 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Trial of American puts spotlight on the business of 'state secrets' in China Washington Post Foreign Service BEIJING -- Officially, the trial of American geologist Xue Feng is about state secrets. He's accused of exporting sensitive information abroad for helping his Colorado-based employer buy a database about China's oil industry. But Xue's attorneys say Chinese authorities pursuing the case have another motivation: commercial competition. When Xue bought the surveys and maps for use in his company's research reports, the information was openly available. It was only after the fact that Chinese authorities classified it a "state secret."]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/trial_of_american_puts_spotlig.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/trial_of_american_puts_spotlig.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:39:32 -0500 Federal court in Michigan dismisses state law claims in trade secrets suit Lexology, click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/federal_court_in_michigan_dism.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/federal_court_in_michigan_dism.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:29:38 -0500 FBI: Bristol-Myers Employee Stole Trade Secrets North Country Gazette Shalin Jhaveri, 29, of Syracuse admitted being employed by Bristol-Myers-Squibb as a technical operations associate from November of 2007 until his termination on Feb. 2. The complaint alleges that during his employment, Jhaveri stole numerous trade secrets as part of a plan to establish a pharmaceutical firm in his native India which would compete with Bristol-Myers-Squibb in various markets around the world.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/fbi_bristol-myers_employee_sto.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/fbi_bristol-myers_employee_sto.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:01:48 -0500 Thomas' English Muffins' Nooks-and-Crannies Knowledge to Remain Secret for Now EAMON MCNIFF ABC News A former Thomas' English Muffins worker described as one of seven people worldwide who know the trade secrets behind the product's "nooks and crannies" can't take his knowledge to rival baker Hostess -- at least for now, a judge has ruled. A Philadelphia judge has ruled a man can't take his knowledge of the secret process for Thomas' English Muffins to a new job with the baker Hostess. Chris Botticella, a former senior vice president for Bimbo Foods, the maker of Thomas' English Muffins, has been embroiled in a lawsuit by his former employer after he accepted a job working for Hostess. The stakes are substantial because Thomas' English Muffins brings in about $500 million annually, according to court documents filed by Bimbo.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/thomas_english_muffins_nooks-a.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/thomas_english_muffins_nooks-a.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:23:10 -0500 Austin camera maker files trade secret lawsuit against competitor Austin Business Journal, click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/austin_camera_maker_files_trad.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/03/austin_camera_maker_files_trad.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:19:32 -0500 Hilton Trade Secret Suit Must Halt in Criminal Probe, U.S. Says BUSINESSWEEK A lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. and two executives of stealing trade secrets from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. should be halted while the U.S. probes for possible criminal wrongdoing, prosecutors said. Starwood sued Hilton in April, alleging that the McLean, Virginia-based chain hired two former employees who took from it confidential information used in developing the luxury W and St. Regis Hotel brands. The case is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 09-03862, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (White Plains).]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/hilton_trade_secret_suit_must.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/hilton_trade_secret_suit_must.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:20:44 -0500 United States, Intellectual Property, US International Trade Commission Issues Exclusion Order in Trade Secret Case Involving Cast Steel Railway Wheels click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/united_states_intellectual_pro_3.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/united_states_intellectual_pro_3.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:16:46 -0500 Celera says it is suing rival, former sales reps Business Week Laboratory testing products maker Celera Corp. said Monday it is suing a rival and a group of former employees, alleging they stole trade secrets and illegally took Celera customers and employees. Celera said its Berkeley HeartLab business filed suit against Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc., along with two past HeartLab employees, and five others who left HeartLab on Jan. 1. It alleges Health Diagnostic and the former workers misappropriated trade secrets and interfered with client relationships, and said their actions caused testing volume in the Southeast -- historically the business's strongest region -- to fall by 45 percent from last year.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/celera_says_it_is_suing_rival.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/celera_says_it_is_suing_rival.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:42:46 -0500 Agilent Technologies Wins HPLC Columns Trade Secrets Case Against Advanced Materials Technology, Inc.
">click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/agilent_technologies_wins_hplc.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/agilent_technologies_wins_hplc.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:38:25 -0500 Inside Apple's Secret Manufacturing Plants Fox News, please click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/inside_apples_secret_manufactu.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/inside_apples_secret_manufactu.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:20:10 -0500 Man Who Knows 'Nooks and Crannies' Secret Can't Work for Rival Baker, Judge Rules click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/man_who_knows_nooks_and_cranni.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/man_who_knows_nooks_and_cranni.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:14:49 -0500 How Diverse Is Silicon Valley? The Moderate Voice, please click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/how_diverse_is_silicon_valley.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/how_diverse_is_silicon_valley.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:59:52 -0500 Auburn tech company sues Nevada County over trade secrets Auburn Journal, click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/auburn_tech_company_sues_nevad.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/auburn_tech_company_sues_nevad.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:20:02 -0500 Rio Tinto Employees Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/rio_tinto_employees_charged_wi.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/rio_tinto_employees_charged_wi.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:15:03 -0500 Goldman Sachs Programmer Indicted, Allegedly Sold Trade Secrets DNAinfo, please click here.]]> http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/goldman_sachs_programmer_indic.html http://www.tradesecretsblog.info/2010/02/goldman_sachs_programmer_indic.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:11:09 -0500