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• Trademark Identity Litigation ( October 2003 )
  Craig S. Fochler of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

  Craig Fochler, Chairman of the Intellectual Property Practice of Wildman, Harold, Allen & Dixon LLP, presented a discussion on the complex, multi-faceted process of trademark identity litigation. At the outset of the panel, he posed the broad question, "How does one succeed in litigation?" According to Mr. Fochler, the answer is very simple: preparation and attention to detail.

• China Has Joined The WTO. Are You Prepared? ( August 2003 )
  Min S. Xu and Jon F. Tuttle of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

  As a business person in this global economy, you are faced with many difficult decisions. In addition to traditional business decisions related to allocation of labor and other resources, the investment of monies, and development of opportunities to expand business for the future, you are faced with a business decision relating to accessing the largest market in the world—China.

• Protect Your Assets -- Now, Not Later ( June 2003 )
  Ronald E. Manka of Lathrop Gage

  Perhaps the most valuable business asset today is a company's intellectual property (IP), which includes patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. It is essential that you quickly take steps to obtain IP rights for the following reasons.

• The Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Ideas and Your Business ( May 2003 )
  Judith A Silver of Coollawyer.com

  Ways to protect your ideas and your business.

• What is Intellectual Property?: Trade Secret Law ( May 2003 )
  Judith A Silver of Coollawyer.com

  What rights do you have under trade secret law?

• Managing Your Intellectual Property ( May 2003 )
  Sean P. Fitzgerald of Ater Wynne LLP

  Intellectual Property, or "products of the mind," is generally classified as Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, or Trade Secrets. Each form of Intellectual Property is subject to its own set of laws and rules on how it is created, protected, maintained, and utilized. While future articles will address each of these in more detail, this article will focus on the need to keep a close watch on the details of your Intellectual Property so that you can protect them and get value from them.

• California Court Rejects "Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine" But Acknowledges Availability of Injunctive Relief for the Almost Indistinguishable "Threatened" Disclosure of Trade Secrets ( March 2003 )
  Tyler M. Paetkau of Bingham McCutchen LLP

  The so-called "inevitable disclosure doctrine" assumes that if an employee has knowledge of trade secrets, and accepts a similar job with a direct competitor in a highly competitive industry, he or she will "inevitably" disclose the trade secrets in the course of performing his or her new employment duties.

• China Spotlight ( February 2003 )
  U.S. Department of Commerce

  The opening of China's auto sector, as outlined in China's Protocol of Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), presents many opportunities for U.S. companies. Within a decade, demand for motor vehicles in China is expected to expand from 2 million to 10 million units.

• International Trade Update--January 2003 ( January 2003 )
  Kaye Scholer LLP

  Steel Update; Multilaterial Trade; Briefly Noted

• The Cutting Edge of Trade Secret Law ( December 2002 )
  Wilbur A. Glahn and Cameron G. Shilling of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A.

  This article discusses two cutting edge issues in this context. (1) Whether a former employee can be stopped from using trade secrets retained in memory-”misappropriation by memory.” (2) Whether a former employee can be prevented from working in a job that would result in the inevitable use of trade secrets-”inevitable disclosure.”