Clearing Opacity on Machine Learning Models for Health Data
Knowledge is power. Ask an owner of a valuable trade secret, and they will provide multiple reasons for taking their secret to the grave. Trade secret law is credited with…
Collaborating with the Federal System in Protecting Against International Cybertheft
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes many frailties and problems globally, including cybersecurity and trade secret vulnerabilities. When countries conduct coronavirus research collaboratively and competitively, multiple countries continuously report hackers targeting their…
Rethinking Trade Secrets Under the Work From Home Model
Work from home has become the new normal as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. As the virus spread exponentially, companies had to transition to a complete remote working…
Waymo v. Uber: The battle over self-driving cars
It wasn’t too long ago when self-driving cars, as portrayed in “I, Robot,” seemed like a thing of the distant future. But, lo and behold, self-driving cars no longer seem…
Uber Stole My Idea! An Overview of Kevin Halpern v. Uber Technologies
Uber Technologies Inc. has had, and continues to have, its fair share of legal problems. Recently, two women have filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers.…
Upcoming CLE Conference – Trade Secrets: The New Frontier in a Changing IP Landscape
On December 3rd, JIPEL contributing author Adam Waks will be part of the faculty for the International Intellectual Property Institute-Bloomberg BNA CLE “Trade Secrets: The New Frontier in a Changing IP…
Keeping the Cat in the Bag: Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine and its Inevitable Evolution
Choosing to keep intellectual property as trade secrets can place employers in a tough position: employers must expose intellectual property to certain employees so they can do their jobs, but…