“With GenAI use on the rise and organizations facing unprecedented cyber risks, what steps will be considered ‘reasonable’ for the purposes of trade secret protection?” This year saw a world in which ...

The advent of generative artificial intelligence has given rise to a debate about how this innovative technology will affect intellectual property rights and trade secret protections in particular.

October 10, 2025 - Two critical issues are hotly contested in trade secret misappropriation: ownership of a trade secret and the level of security required to protect information as a trade secret.

Trade secret protection can be the reason a business survives, or is one day sold for a lot of money. Not protecting trade secrets can result in business failure or mediocrity. A trade secret may be a ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we will explore the age-old question about whether it is best to keep an innovation as a trade secret or if it makes sense to seek patent protection. And while this ...

Nicholas Schneider of Eckert Seamans examines the surge in trade secret litigation and discusses how employee mobility, remote work, and AI calls on companies to take a hard look at their protection ...

This two-part article discusses the requirements for information to be considered a trade secret under U.S. law, focusing on courts’ continued use of the six-factor test outlined in the Restatement of ...

Artificial intelligence has dramatically broadened the capabilities of anyone looking to reverse-engineer public-facing products. What once took specialized skill, deep pockets, and many hours now ...

Partners at three law firms explain why trade secrets cases are rising, and how litigation is giving clients a market advantage A surge in trade secrets lawsuits is reshaping the competitive landscape ...

Trade secrets are sometimes viewed as the stepchild of intellectual property, yet they account for two-thirds of U.S. companies' informational value. Notwithstanding their importance, trade secrets ...

For investment professionals, understanding the ins and outs of trade secrets is not just about compliance — it’s about business. Whether researching a startup, doing due diligence on an acquisition, ...

Elon Musk appears to be grasping at straws in a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching eight xAI employees in an allegedly unlawful bid to access xAI trade secrets connected to its data centers and ...