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The economic valuation of trade secret assets has perplexed the intellectual property bar for years. The economic and legal issues are seemingly inextricably intertwined. We present here a method for [...]

The economic valuation of trade secret assets has perplexed the intellectual property bar for years. The economic and legal issues are seemingly inextricably intertwined. We present here a method for [...]

The article presents ruling of several U.S. federal circuits in cases like Estate of Kauffmann v. Rochester Institute of Technology; Ajinomoto Co. v. International Trade Commission and Allergan Sales, LLC v. Sandoz, Inc.; and ATEN International Co. v. Uniclass Technology Co. related to copyrights. It also mentions that the Federal Circuit has dismissed appeals from the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision not to institute Inter partes review (IPR).

The article discusses the upcoming intellectual property revolution ofautomated trade secret asset management (TSAM). The use of computerized TSAM tools will improve the identification, classification, protection, and valuation of trade secret assets. The article also addresses the current trade secret conundrum, the functional requirements for an automated TSAM system, and the potential impact on the intellectual property law.

The article discusses various decisions on copyright and patents litigations. Some of the cases include "Secure Axcess LLC v. PNC Bank NA, Shire Development LLC v. Watson Pharmaceutical Inc., Cumberland Pharmaceutical Inc. v. Mylan Institutional LLC, SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products LLC, Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp. and Thales Visionix Inc. v. United States.

The article discusses several cases concerning post-grant proceedings , patents as well as trade secrets and trademarks. They include the copyright infringement case Media.Net Advertising FZ-LLC v. Netseer Inc. in which the motion to dismiss was granted, the patent case Avid Tech. Inc. v. Harmonic Inc. in which the prior finding of noninfringement was vacated and remanded and the trade secret case Stryker Corp. v. Ridgeway in which summary judgment will be granted in favor of the defendant.

The article presents summaries of several court decisions in the U.S. as of March 2014 on cases regarding trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co. dealt with licenses to use a mashup of musical works by the Beastie Boys. Sunovion Pharms Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA Inc. tackled claim construction and infringement. Accenture Global Servs., GmbH v. Guidewire Software Inc. dealt with software patent eligibility.

The article discusses the different ways of protecting U.S. trade secret assets. It notes that trade secrets can protect information that can be used in the operation of a business or possess sufficient value as to afford competitive and economic advantage. It cites the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that trade secret assets are property assets. Also mentioned is the need for companies to develop information asset management/accounting systems for trade secret assets.

Reports on a dispute over the use of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to Carnivore, its wiretapping tool, that could violate users privacy rights on the Internet. Objective of the FBI for using Carnivore; Provisions of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994; Information on the bills introduced by legislators to extend electronic eavesdropping provisions to 'electronic communications.'

The article focuses on trade secrets infringement cases including Hunting Energy Services, Inc. v. Kavadas that deals with allegations of misapproproation of trade secrets and contract breach by energy firm Hunting Energy Services and SPBS Inc. v. Mobley which deals with trade secret infringement.

The article discuses decision of different U.S. courts in issues concerning trade secrets. Several cases discussed include "Advanced Fluid Sys. v. Huber" related to ownership of a copyright; "Fres-Co Sys. USA v. Hawkins" about preliminary injunction to the former employer; and "Jacked Up, LLC v. Sara Lee Corp" related to issue of trade secret claim.

The article lists trade secrets infringement court cases including Advanced Fluid Systems Inc. v. Huber, PDC Machines Inc. v. Nel Hydrogen A/S, and Raytheon Co. v. Indigo Systems Corp.

Contends that trade secrets have become the intellectual property right of choice in the Information Age. Definition of trade secrets; Significance of trade secret on companies and their counsel.

Examines the Economic Espionage Act's focus on the theft of trade secrets via the Internet. Features of the law; Definition of the conversion of a trade secret; Definition of trade secret under the act; Actions prohibited under the act; Penalties for violations under the act; Background to the enactment of the law; Purpose of enacting the law.