Monthly Archives: February 2015

Criminal Prosecutions Growing in Trade Secret Cases

Trade secret theft has been a federal crime since 1996, with the passage of the Economic Espionage Act. But it wasn’t until 2010, with the U.S. Justice Department’s creation of the Task Force on Intellectual Property, that it became more … Continue reading

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Don’t Underestimate Insider Trade Secret Theft

High-profile security breaches like the ones that targeted Sony, JP Morgan Chase and The Home Depot make major headlines and cause businesses to fear they’re going to lose all their trade secrets to a nefarious underworld of hackers. And while … Continue reading

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