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By Benjamin C. Johnson, Esq.
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iRobot/Robotic FX follow-up
Posted on January 14, 2008Here’s an article following up on the iRobot/Robotic FX case, for anyone interested. It appears Mr. Ahed is out of business. Lesson: Don’t steal trade secrets. You can see my earlier post on this topic here.
Silicon Image v. Analogix
Posted on January 11, 2008Last January Silicon Image sued Analogix in California for copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices. Silicon Image alleged that Analogix, without authorization and in violation of Silicon Image’s intellectual property rights — copied and used Silicon Image’s proprietary register maps and semiconductor configuration software...
Trade Secrets For The Dogs
Posted on January 11, 2008An interesting case out of Mississippi concerning the scope of trade secrets. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has requested documents under the Mississippi Public Records Act from Iams (a pet food maker) relating to experiments conducted on animals...
First Amendment v. Trade Secrets - The Curious Case of Think Secret
Posted on December 21, 2007The Think Secret Blog, a popular Apple rumor blog, has settled its trade secrets case with Apple–the confidential settlement requires Think Secret to shut down, but it does not require Think Secret to reveal its sources inside Apple. InformationWeek...
iRobot Gets ?Unmanned Surge? Army Contract
Posted on December 18, 2007For those following the iRobot trade secrets case against Robotic FX, Wired.com is reporting that the Army is now awarding the “unmanned surge” $286 million contract to iRobot. You can read the article here. The AP is also reporting this story here...
Employee Raiding and Trade Secrets Suit - PNC Sues Wachovia
Posted on December 17, 2007According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PNC has sued Wachovia and is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the theft of its trade secrets, including valuable employee and customer relationships, confidential information and goodwill. Read the article here...
Heading Off Trade Secret Theft
Posted on December 13, 2007I found an interesting article over at Business Week that was written last year by Lisa Fleming, an attorney in Boston, Mass. The article has valuable and pertinent information for any small business owner concerned about trade secret theft–and if you’re a small business owner not concerned about trade secret theft, then you should [...
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Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
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The following were selected from among the transactions complete by Wild Adventures Company during December of the current year. Dec. 3. Purchased merchandise on account from Miramar Co., list price $45,000, trade discou
Dec. 3. Purchased merchandise on account from Miramar Co., list price $45,000, t...
Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....








