An insider's guide to trade secret litigation before, during, and after trial
By: by Chris Scott Graham
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Subjects: Law and legislation; Trade secrets; Actions and defenses; Civil procedure
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Identifying the proper plaintiff : standing, ownership, and stakeholders; title: Legal and business considerations in identifying the proper defendant(s); title: Identifying the trade secrets, internally and during the action; title: Identifying the nature and type of trade secret misappropriation, addressing the statute of limitations, and action items for the pre-litigation checklist; title: Identifying additional claims to pursue and preemption, pretrial resolution scenarios and mediation, anticipating fee awards and statutory bad faith; title: Choosing between jurisdictions and alternative venues: federal versus state courts, jury versus bench trials, arbitrations, and proceedings before the ITC; title: Protective orders and document preservation orders; title: TROs, preliminary injunctive relief, and expedited discovery; title: Special masters, court-appointed neutral experts, and technical advisors; title: Addressing the elements of reasonable efforts to protect secrecy and independent economic value; title: Headstart injunctions and other forms of post-judgment equitable relief; title: The impact of contractual boilerplate provisions on trade secret litigation; title: The trade secret fitness audit.