Category Archives: Trade Secrets
Important things to keep in mind about trade secrets
If you have a business in California, then you might benefit from understanding more about trade secrets, which can be anything from recipes to devices.…
How to recognize misappropriation
Most business owners in California have worked hard to start a company, acquire new customers and build a brand, but what happens when the foundation…
How is it determined if something is a trade secret?
As a business owner in California, your trade secrets are protected intellectual property just like trademarks, copyrights and patents. However, identifying one can be much…
Understanding California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act
From small business owners to people who are responsible for running larger corporations, companies are protected under California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act. This law prohibits…
What is a temporary injunction?
The success of your California business relies on the quality of its service or product, its intellectual property and its trade secrets. When another party…
Trade secret lawsuit: Former employees took client data
Sacramento companies are able to achieve success by attracting customers, retaining those customers and providing a needed product or service. However, with everything in a…
The trademark search process
California businesses interested in staking their claims to particular terms, names or even logo designs will want to understand the process involved in trademarking such…
Defend Trade Secrets Act signed into law by Pres. Obama
The success of many California businesses hinges on the design and uniqueness of their projects or services. Regardless of whether a company is in the…
Can a noncompete protect your business from trade secret theft?
The leaking or misuse of vital company secrets has the potential to harm your Sacramento business. If a former employee uses what he or she…
Basics of the Lanham Act part 2
In a previous post we discussed some of the basic tenets of the Lanham Act, which provides trademark protection for those marks used in interstate…
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