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Rival Boston Cider Companies Enter Trade Secret Dispute

Trading Secrets

Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

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Rival Boston Cider Companies Enter Trade Secret Dispute

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Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

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When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. They develop, market and sell statistical process control (SPC) software and gauge management software. He resigned in 2015.

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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

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In April 2014 Foro contacted Vita through the generic contact form on Vita’s website to discuss building a deployment wheel for Foro’s laser, which it marketed as a multiconductor cutting tool. (“Foro”) is in the business of commercializing the application of high-powered lasers for the oil, natural gas, geothermal and mining industries.

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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

Trading Secrets

In April 2014 Foro contacted Vita through the generic contact form on Vita’s website to discuss building a deployment wheel for Foro’s laser, which it marketed as a multiconductor cutting tool. (“Foro”) is in the business of commercializing the application of high-powered lasers for the oil, natural gas, geothermal and mining industries.

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Recent Hot Topics and Developments in Trade Secrets Law

Trading Secrets

The defendant former employee was provided access to plaintiff’s confidential information during employment, including strategies on how to secure winning bids and information about plaintiff’s existing and potential clients. In the past, plaintiff had won about 75 percent of the bids it submitted for a specific client. 4th 531 (7th Cir.

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No "German injunction gap" expedition in Abbott v Dexcom global diabetes battle, as Mr Justice Mellor expresses "some regret"

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Abbott has two CGM devices on the market - the Freestyle Libre 1 and Libre 2 - which Abbott claims is the top selling CGM product in the world, used by 3 million people in 50 countries. With a more expensive product than Abbott's, Dexcom has a much smaller UK market share. Libre 2 was launched in October 2020.