Tag: Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property

PleasrDAO v. Shkreli: Wu-Tang Clan Album May Be Considered A Trade Secret

Written by Constance Kang Can a rare musical work constitute a trade secret? In a novel application of trade secret law to a Wu-Tang Clan album, a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has answered “yes.”  U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen’s September 25 order emphasized the unusual nature of this analysis, as musical works do not fit squarely within traditionally protected categories … Continue reading PleasrDAO v. Shkreli: Wu-Tang Clan Album May Be Considered A Trade Secret

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International Trade, Labor & Employment

Everyone Deserves To Have Secrets – Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

By Susan Kohn Ross

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) which brought with it a new era of accountability and expediency in protecting employers’ intellectual property. Whether proprietary lines of code in a software program, the secret recipe for fried chicken or highly-valued customer lists, “trade secrets” provide a competitive advantage for businesses. While the DTSA provides new avenues for employers to protect their trade secrets, it also imposes additional burdens, creating new whistleblower protections and imposing new notice requirements. Continue reading “Everyone Deserves To Have Secrets – Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016”

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