secrecy

Keep Your Pot of Gold Hidden, Ohio Court Rules Information Posted Online Not Trade Secret

March 16, 2012 16:47

St. Patrick’s Day calls to mind the traditional Irish folklore of leprechauns and their hidden pots of gold. These hidden pots of gold illustrate the fundamental and straightforward rule for protecting prized trade secret information – keep it secret. A recent Ohio District Court, the...

Gas Drillers To Disclose Fracking Chemicals

June 20, 2011 17:28

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law Friday a bill that will require companies to make public the chemicals they use on every hydraulic fracturing job in the state.  Texas' law is significant because the oil and gas drilling industry, which is...

Super-injunctions, football players and their affairs

May 23, 2011 15:16

While they were initially intended to protect the people whose lives may be at risk should their identities ever be exposed (for example, child offenders), super-injunctions are being used by English celebrities and other personalities to stifle freedom of expression in England and Wales. Not only...

Best Practices for Developing and Managing your Company’s IP Program

April 29, 2011 15:55

On this edition of IP Counsel, host Attorney Peter Lando, partner at the firm of Lando & Anastasi, LLP, welcomes Rob Follett, Director and Counsel, Intellectual Property, ZOLL Medical Corporation, to discuss the best practices for developing and managing a company’s IP program. Peter and Rob take a...

Big Brother Expands His Watch

April 24, 2011 21:48

The States are now using more creative ways to increase their revenue. If they can't raise taxes, they increase the cost of parking tickets. What used to be a few dollars is now close to $100. What used to be $100 for a moving violation is now $468 for making a right turn on a red light where not...