September 02, 2025 - The decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 9, 2025, in Sysco Machinery Corporation v. DCS USA Corporation, 143 F.4th 222, is a must-read for trade secret ...

Trade secrets are a cornerstone in the strategic architecture of businesses, representing invaluable assets that give it a competitive edge. These could encompass formulas, practices, processes, ...

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 ...

A US jury concluded that TCS had willfully misappropriated trade secrets and recommended damages of $210 million.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize the economy, courts are increasingly being asked to determine whether AI models and algorithms can be protected as trade secrets. Yet case ...

May 18, 2026 - California's AB 2013, also known as the Generative Artificial Intelligence: Training Data Transparency Act (TDTA) was signed into law on September 28, 2024, and took effect on January 1 ...

At a recent trade secret conference, several speakers highlighted a problem with a common industry practice related to non-disclosure agreements. In particular, NDAs are often drafted such that they ...

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 ...

“The identification of trade secrets with ‘reasonable particularity’ is emerging as a critical threshold requirement for DTSA claims.” Whether the plaintiff has adequately identified the trade secrets ...

As companies deploy AI-driven platforms, analytics systems, and data-powered services, much of their competitive advantage now lives in internal documentation, deployment methods, proprietary ...

In 2025, states continued to scrutinize the enforceability of noncompete agreements—particularly for healthcare and lower-wage workers—while trade secret litigation increased with more filings, higher ...

Large Language Models (LLMs) are a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that can process and generate human-like text based on the patterns and relationships learned from vast amounts of text ...