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Tag Archives: Trade Secrets

WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET, I MEAN E-MAIL?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by John Havins Posted in Case Blog, Havins

This odyssey began with a company owner being fired because his three co-owners suspected he was sharing company secret with competitors. Representing the company and the other three owners, we sued in Texas, asking that the court determine ownership of the company and the technology, and seeking damages for misappropriation of trade secrets. We also

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Business Divorce Trade Secrets

Trade Secrets – Do You Have a Secret?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by John Havins Posted in Alerts, Havins

Effective May 12, 2016, the newly enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) allows a civil action for misappropriation of trade secrets in federal courts.  Significant features of the DTSA are: Remedies include actual damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages (up to 2 times the actual damages), and attorney fees. Subject to limitations, a federal court can

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Bigger Does Not Always Mean Better

Posted on April 23, 2015 by John Havins Posted in Case Blog, Havins

Our client developed and very successfully marketed a downhole tool used in completion of oil and gas wells.  A competitor, which is a much larger company, sued our client claiming that the design and specifications for the tool were in fact the competitor’s design and specifications.  The competitor sued our client for misappropriation of trade

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Breach of Contract Trade Secrets

Trade Secret?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by John Havins Posted in Alerts, Havins

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Non-Compete Trade Secrets

Does Thinking About Competing Equal Competing?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by John Havins Posted in Alerts, Havins

Can an Employer Prohibit Former Employees From Planning to Compete? In Nationsbuilders Insurance Services, Inc. v. Houston International Insurance Group, Ltd, a company sued a group of former employees to enforce non-competition provisions.  The parties settled that lawsuit, with the settlement agreement providing that the former employees would not engage in “competition” with their former employer for

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Keeping Secrets Secret

Posted on May 16, 2013 by John Havins Posted in Alerts, Havins

Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act Texas has joined the vast majority of states by enacting into law a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.  For years, Texas has recognized a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, but the new law allows a prevailing plaintiff to recover attorney fees if certain conditions are met.  Also,

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