Can an Employee Take Your Company's Trade Secrets to a Competing Business?
- posted: May 16, 2017
- Employment Issues, Employment Law, Trade Secrets, Risk Management, NDA
On February 23, 2017, Waymo, LLC (owned by Google’s parent company), filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC, and Otto Trucking, LLC. The basis of Waymo’s lawsuit is Read More
The Basics of a Bulletproof Non-Disclosure Agreement
- posted: Apr. 18, 2017
- Employment Issues, Trade Secrets, NDA, Rights
At Garcia & Gurney, ALC, our Pleasanton business attorneys routinely help corporations protect their intellectual property through the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). While many business owners are aware that Read More
Four Things to Understand About Your Work Email
- posted: Feb. 02, 2017
- Trade Mark, Employee Rights, Invasion of Privacy, Email Correspondence
According to the State of California Department of Justice, “Your employer is generally allowed to monitor your workplace communications, such as business phone calls and computer usage, and to access Read More
How to Protect Your Trade Secrets in California
- posted: Sep. 27, 2016
- Trade Secrets, Corporate Espionage
A trade secret is any information that is unique and valuable to your business and that is not known to the general public. A trade secret is oftentimes a business’s Read More
Protecting Your Trade Secrets When a Key Employee Moves to a Competitor
- posted: Aug. 24, 2016
- Employment Issues, Business, Trade Secrets, Managing Risks
We see it in movies all the time—a key employee is enticed away from his or her current position by a competitor who promises a bigger salary, better benefits package, Read More
Fitbit Sued in Trade Secret Lawsuit
- posted: Jun. 10, 2015
- Uncategorized, Civil Litigation, Business, Trade Secrets
One of the most popular health trends today is the wearable health tracking device. Now, one fitness tracking company is suing another for allegedly strategically luring away employees in a Read More
Zillow Defeats Most Claims in Trade Secret Lawsuit
- posted: Apr. 21, 2015
- Trade Secrets
The real estate company Zillow, Inc. has successfully managed to knock out the majority of claims in atrade secret lawsuit that accuses the company of stealing an idea on their Read More
