Unfair competition and intellectual property protection in employment law
Subtitle: contract solutions and litigation guide : current through April 2014
By: M. Scott McDonald, Jacqueline C. Johnson, Littler Mendelson P.C., Dallas, Texas
Contributors: Johnson, Jacqueline C., author
Publisher: Bloomberg BNA
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Arlington, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 935
ISBN-13: 9781617462849
Subjects: Labor contract; Covenants not to compete; Intellectual property; Employee fringe benefits; Law and legislation
Table of contents: title: Part I. Preliminary considerations. Protection concepts: an introduction to basic law & policy; title: Guidelines for hiring safely from a competitor; title: Risk assessment and general considerations; title: Protectable interests; title: Type of relationship; title: Special drafting and enforcement consideration by state. Part II. Contract solutions. Trade secrets: confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements; title: Invention assignment and other intellectual property protection provisions; title: The traditional noncompete agreement; title: Customer nonsolicitation clauses; title: Employee nonsolicitation and anti-poaching agreements; title: Other noninterference clauses; title: Training-related agreements; title: Optional enforcement clauses; title: Forfeiture and clawback clauses; title: Stock option and other equity-based agreements; title: ERISA-covered plans; title: Fixed-term, notice, and garden leave contracts; title: Severance and settlement agreements; title: Sale of the business : mergers and acquisitions; title: Contract issues in the employment context and language solutions; title: International law perspectives and considerations. Part III. Litigation guide. Enforcement assessment questions; title: Litigation strategy; title: Causes of action; title: Pleading considerations; title: Discovery; title: Unique evidence issues; title: Trial.