Using Trade Secrets to Protect Your IP
Recorded On: 10/23/2023
- Registration Closed
In this new, ever-evolving hybrid world, learn how you can use trade secrets to protect your intellectual property. This session discusses the increase in trade secret litigation, the tension between patent and trade secret cases, and the culprits of trade secret misappropriation. Panelists will share practical tips, best practices, sample documents, and a checklist for guarding against loss of trade secrets.
Key:
Complete
Next
Failed
Available
LockedMaria Maras
Associate Director, IP Litigation & Disputes
Accenture LLP
Joel Bush
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Joel Bush concentrates his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis in information technology and software disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, business torts, restrictive covenants, and technology license disputes. Mr. Bush has litigated disputes arising out of computer hardware installations, software implementations, network design projects, and other technology implementations.
Mr. Bush regularly represents software and technology companies in claims based on fraud, breach of contract, and negligence arising out of implementation problems, network design issues, software performance, and system compatibility problems. He has also represented employers and employees in disputes arising out of restrictive covenant agreements, misuse of confidential information, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Mr. Bush routinely litigates trade secret disputes and he has particular experience in trade secret claims arising out of software development. He has appeared in numerous federal and state courts and is also experienced in arbitration.
Specialties: technology litigation, trade secrets, software implementation litigation, restrictive covenants, commercial contract and technology license disputes
