This blog post discusses key trends in trade secrets for 2025, including increased scrutiny of large damage awards, potential changes to noncompete enforceability, a high success rate for plaintiffs in trade secret trials, the impact of AI on trade secret protection, and the availability of foreign damages for misappropriation under the DTSA.

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You are invited to attend the webinar, “Navigating the Noncompete Clause Ban: Planning for Potential Implementation of the FTC Final Rule,” hosted by Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment group. Join

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On July 23, 2024, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission denied the plaintiff’s motion to enjoin and stay the FTC’s final rule

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Background on the FTC’s Noncompete Ban

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to ban virtually all noncompete agreements on the basis that such agreements constitute

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In New York state, both houses of the Legislature have passed S.3100A/A.1278-B, which would add a new section 191-d to the Labor Law prohibiting “non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants.”

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On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a significant step towards banning noncompete agreements between companies and workers. The FTC proposed a broad rule that would effectively

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