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“We Don't Want Our Competitors To See It:” Protecting Race Car Engines As A Trade Secret, Kerri Cebula
“We Don't Want Our Competitors To See It:” Protecting Race Car Engines As A Trade Secret, Kerri Cebula
Marquette Sports Law Review
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The Adr Loophole To Restrictive Non-Compete Agreements, Jad Itani
The Adr Loophole To Restrictive Non-Compete Agreements, Jad Itani
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
This Comment considers a key question: do employers have a strategy to protect themselves if these restrictive states are restricting corporations from protecting their self-developed trade secrets? In doing so, Part II will discuss an approach that may allow employers to potentially circumvent the restrictive states. This can be achieved by requiring an employee to undergo private arbitration in a dispute with an employer—a strategy that has gained validity in light of the United States Supreme Court’s holding that upholds arbitration clauses even where significant public policy concerns exist. Specifically, an employer in a restrictive state could potentially enforce an …
The Defend Trade Secrets Act: Why Interpreting The New Law On Its Own Terms Promotes Uniformity, Patrick Ruelle
The Defend Trade Secrets Act: Why Interpreting The New Law On Its Own Terms Promotes Uniformity, Patrick Ruelle
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
Trade secrets, a category of intellectual property recognized at state and federal law, are integral parts of many corporations’ intellectual property portfolios. A trade secret is a type of intellectual property that is not disclosed by its owner, and is therefore unlike patents, trademarks, or copyrights—all types of information that are disclosed to the public. As a result, trade secrets may represent a viable alternative to patents and copyrights since its value is derived from its secrecy.
In the United States, the laws governing trade secrets have typically been the offspring of the state common law. As each state developed …