Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets Disputes
Increasingly employees are on the move, and even more so after the recent pandemic. As a result, now more than ever companies are competing with each other for the best talent. And in a digital world where employees are telecommuting and working on mobile devices and in the cloud, companies are facing difficult challenges to protect their own trade secrets as well as ensuring that they don't unwittingly receive or use a competitor's trade secrets when they onboard a new employee.
The protection of confidential information belonging to a company is critical if a company is to develop products, provide services, and gain economic advantages. Competitors and employees who wrongfully acquire, misuse, or disclose confidential company information can cause significant damage and seriously impair or destroy the value of the information. Although employers may respond with legal action, litigation remedies are often costly and inadequate. Often it is better to implement policies and procedures before the crisis happens, so as not to be caught flat footed. Tactical Law attorneys can help.
Our lawyers have advised numerous clients on how to implement procedures that will protect the trade secret status of their intellectual property. From litigating trade secret cases, we understand the key lines of attack used to nullify trade secret status, and we advise our clients on implementing concrete policies and evidentiary standards necessary to maintain their trade secret protection.
Tactical Law attorneys realize that employee mobility disputes often require quick action. We are nimble and adept at working with our clients to draft or respond to cease & desist letters involving employee mobility issues and to seek to resolve the dispute before litigation needs to be filed. Although we have "big firm" experience, we do not feel compelled to try to exacerbate the situation so that litigation becomes inevitable.
However, in the event we are unable to resolve the dispute, we also litigate employee mobility cases in both state and federal court, and are well versed in both bringing and defending claims for preliminary injunctive relief. We also are well aware and can meet the challenges of trade secret litigation that often requires either pursuing or defending against injunctive relief quickly and at the outset of the case. Trade secret lawsuits are emotionally charged disputes and it is important to meticulously prepare in advance of filing or defending one. Tactical Law can help.
The protection of confidential information belonging to a company is critical if a company is to develop products, provide services, and gain economic advantages. Competitors and employees who wrongfully acquire, misuse, or disclose confidential company information can cause significant damage and seriously impair or destroy the value of the information. Although employers may respond with legal action, litigation remedies are often costly and inadequate. Often it is better to implement policies and procedures before the crisis happens, so as not to be caught flat footed. Tactical Law attorneys can help.
Our lawyers have advised numerous clients on how to implement procedures that will protect the trade secret status of their intellectual property. From litigating trade secret cases, we understand the key lines of attack used to nullify trade secret status, and we advise our clients on implementing concrete policies and evidentiary standards necessary to maintain their trade secret protection.
Tactical Law attorneys realize that employee mobility disputes often require quick action. We are nimble and adept at working with our clients to draft or respond to cease & desist letters involving employee mobility issues and to seek to resolve the dispute before litigation needs to be filed. Although we have "big firm" experience, we do not feel compelled to try to exacerbate the situation so that litigation becomes inevitable.
However, in the event we are unable to resolve the dispute, we also litigate employee mobility cases in both state and federal court, and are well versed in both bringing and defending claims for preliminary injunctive relief. We also are well aware and can meet the challenges of trade secret litigation that often requires either pursuing or defending against injunctive relief quickly and at the outset of the case. Trade secret lawsuits are emotionally charged disputes and it is important to meticulously prepare in advance of filing or defending one. Tactical Law can help.