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Labor/Employment,
Intellectual Property

May 20, 2019

Criminal trade secrets laws can help employers

As California and other states limit restrictive covenants employers use to protect essential information like trade secrets, the deterrent of intellectual property laws with international reach and criminal implications has become a valuable tool.

As California and other states limit restrictive covenants employers use to protect essential information like trade secrets, the deterrent of intellectual property laws with international reach and criminal implications has become a valuable tool.

“I think the climate not just in California, which is always a tough place to be with restrictive covenants, but in a lot of states has been moving towards advancing [employee] mobility,” ...

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