What is a Trade Secret

Author:   Dawn M. Mertineit ,  Katherine E. Perrelli
Publisher:   American Bar Association
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9781639054442


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   22 April 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Written by Dawn Mertineit and Katherine E. Perrelli, this guide offers a comprehensive overview of trade secrets, their definition, and their protection under the law. The authors delve into the key elements of trade secrets, including the reasonable measures required to maintain their secrecy and the independent economic value derived from their confidentiality. They explore the various forms of trade secrets, such as formulas, software code, secret recipes, and unique marketing strategies, and discuss the potential causes of action and related claims that can arise in trade secret misappropriation cases. The book also covers the statutory definitions of trade secrets, including the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act, providing readers with a clear understanding of the legal framework surrounding trade secret protection. Furthermore, the authors offer practical guidance on how businesses can protect their trade secrets through non-disclosure agreements, other agreements and policies, training programs, limited disclosures, labeling, and technological methods. They emphasize the importance of trade secret audits to assess and protect trade secrets, as well as the key considerations in trade secret litigation, including early detection, forensic analysis, identification of trade secrets, injunctive relief, and damages.

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Author:   Dawn M. Mertineit ,  Katherine E. Perrelli
Publisher:   American Bar Association
Imprint:   American Bar Association
ISBN:  

9781639054442


ISBN 10:   1639054448
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   22 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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For nearly two decades, Dawn Mertineit has represented corporations and their directors and officers in a number of industries in complex commercial litigation, litigating partnership, franchise, real estate, and whistleblower disputes, with a special emphasis on noncompete and trade secrets litigation. She understands that many clients rely on noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements to protect their most valuable assets, while others face hurdles in recruiting and onboarding new employees bound by such restrictive covenants. Dawn brings her experience and knowledge of state and federal laws to help her clients navigate these issues, from drafting agreements and executing rollout and enforcement strategies, to analyzing competitor agreements and proposing recruitment and onboarding plans and prosecuting or defending against claims related to breach of restrictive covenants or misappropriation of trade secrets. Kate Perrelli is the co-chair of Seyfarth’s national Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes group, and the co-chair of the ABA Committee on Trade Secrets and Interference with Contracts. Clients turn to Kate when they are most concerned about losing their confidential proprietary information and trade secrets or when other companies have hit them with a shot across the bow alleging violations of common and statutory laws for hiring a new employee or group of employees. Kate is a nationally recognized authority in trade secret and unfair competition law, and companies rely on her experience to counsel them in protecting their business assets both before and after a dispute arises.

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