Trade secrets are at the heart of many companies. If you fail to adequately protect as confidential your intellectual property information, you may lose your right to protect it as a trade secret. Protect the proprietary information that makes your designs, formulas, or service models unique, and prevent others from appropriating them and undermining your competitive advantage. At Zuber & Taillieu LLP, our trade secret attorneys will vigilantly safeguard your company’s competitive assets. We are prepared to partner with you in an ongoing consultative relationship that provides you with the level of confidence needed to step out into the marketplace on a daily basis, confident in the trade secret status of your intellectual property assets. Always prepared to litigate when necessary, our trade secret attorneys provide businesses with the legal counsel and resources they need to stay competitive.
The trade secret lawyers at Zuber & Taillieu LLP offer expert legal representation in the following areas of trade secret law:
Our trade secret lawyers can also help your company protect its intellectual property via patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as provide counsel as regards related aspects of employment law.
If you would like to improve your trade secret protection strategy, or are involved in a trade secret theft lawsuit, contact one of our trade secret attorneys today to find out what Zuber & Taillieu LLP can do for you. We offer a free consultation. With offices in Los Angeles and Irvine, our trade secret lawyers represent clients throughout California, and throughout the world.
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The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”), codified by the California legislature at Cal. Civ. Code §§ 3426 et seq., governs misappropriation of trade secrets claims in California. Under the UTSA, a plaintiff may choose among several distinct and sometimes exclusive remedies which are provided for by California statute.
In order to qualify for legal protection as a trade secret, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the information derives “independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public...” and that the information is the subject of “efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy"…
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