Non-disclosure agreements, commonly known as NDAs, are a ubiquitous type of contract in many industries. NDAs can be useful in all sorts of situations, such as when companies look to work together on joint projects, when a party seeks investors,…
The Federal Circuit today affirmed a district court’s denial of a motion for reconsideration of an intervenor’s opposition to a motion to seal. In Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple, Inc., 2019-1922 (Fed. Cir. Jul. 9, 2020), Uniloc had moved to…
PHILADELPHIA (August 19, 2014) – Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP attorneys, Ronald L. Panitch, William W. Schwarze, Martin G. Belisario, and Alan S Nadel were recently elected by their peers for inclusion in ‘The Best Lawyers in America®’ 2015 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken,…
On May 1, a federal jury in California awarded $17.4 million in punitive damages be paid by Patriot Rail Company LLC to Sierra Railroad Co. less than two months after awarding a $22.3 million verdict for misappropriation of trade secrets.…
As we previously reported, Kang Gao, a former analyst for Two Sigma Investments, was indicted in New York for 11 counts related to the theft of trade secrets. He is being held on $1 million bail. Two Sigma also sued…
A large dispute is brewing in both Asia and the United States over the alleged actions of a former employee of flash memory manufacturer SanDisk. On March 13, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Yoshitaka Sugita over actions he took…
In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been much more aggressive in investigating and prosecuting federal criminal trade secret matters. This trend continued Wednesday, when a federal jury in California found Mr. Walter Liew and his company,…
It’s not hard to figure out what happens when a group of rogue employees copy over one million files from their employer’s network immediately prior to taking new positions with a chief competitor. Beyond impressing Dr. Evil with the sheer…
PHILADELPHIA (July 5, 2012) – Intellectual Property attorney Martin Belisario of Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP has been re-elected to another three-year term as a Board of Governors for the Justinian Society, a legal association comprised of attorneys, judges and law students of…
PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2012) – Dennis Butler, Attorney at Panitch Schwarze Belisario and Nadel LLP, was elected to the Executive Committee of the Brehon Law Society, a legal organization comprised of attorneys, judges and law students of Irish descent. The Society provides a…
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