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• Seven Deadly IP Sins in Employee Hiring ( January 1999 )
  

  In general, it is perfectly legitimate to recruit and hire competitors' employees. Doing so, however, can lead to litigation by competitors, unless one can avoid the seven deadly intellectual property sins of employee recruiting.

• To Compel Arbitration, The Dispute Must Not Only Arise Out of But Also Relate to The Parties' Agreement ( January 1999 )
  

  The Ninth Circuit has issued a recent reminder of the care which must be taken in drafting arbitration clauses in .

• Protecting Customer Information from Ex-Employees ( November 1998 )
  

  One of the most valuable assets companies have are their customers. Protecting valuable customer information .

• Protecting Customer Infromation from Ex-Employees ( November 1998 )
  

  One of the most valuable assets companies have are their customers. Protecting valuable customer information .

• Intellectual Property: What it is and how to protect it ( January 1998 )
  

  Intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and trade secrets, can be an important and commercially valuable asset. Maximum protection for your intellectual property can be obtained through registration where appropriate, by negotiating and drafting protective provisions in employment and commercial contracts, or by policing your intellectual property rights through the courts.

• Patent Law You Can Use, Part 1 ( January 1998 )
  

  Abstract—The four types of intellectual property: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets, protect .

• Using Intellectual Property and Licensing Tools to Protect Your Software ( January 1998 )
  

  Software developers and distributors need to be aware of several important forms of protection available for propri.

• Obtaining Confidential Treatment for Information Furnished to the SEC ( December 1997 )
  

  All companies, especially those engaged in the biotech and electronic high tech businesses, have sensiti.

• President Signs New Espionage Law ( December 1997 )
  

  Recently, it has been estimated that economic espionage crimes cost American businesses approximately $24 billion a.

• Turning Trade Secrets into Non-Compete Agreements ( January 1997 )
  

  This article discusses one of the more controversial issues in trade secret law today: The use of the so-called "inevitable disclosure" theory to prevent a former employee from working for a competitor in his or her area of expertise.