Ashurst are hosting a series of webinars on the legal and practical issues arising from technology disputes. With contributions from experts in our Intellectual Property, Digital Economy, Dispute Resolution, and Employment practices, along with guest speakers, this four-part series will cover the following topics:
- Technology Contract Disputes: claims relating to tech contracts and how best to resolve them.
- Cyber Liability: litigation arising from mass data breaches.
- Software Disputes: ownership and infringement disputes around copyright in software programs.
- Trade Secrets: disputes relating to confidential information and technical know-how.
This session in our Tech Dispute webinar series on Trade Secrets covered:
- Trade secrets and employees: Effective contract terms, and the practical steps that can be taken if a breach of confidentiality and trade secrets obligations is suspected
- Breach of confidence in the English courts: what types of information can be protected, and how to define your claim: Trade secrets can take many forms, from recipes to rolodexes, source code to secret sauces. However, it can be hard to define exactly what the trade secret is, or show that it was confidential at the relevant time. We will look at examples of common mistakes made by claimants and defendants in breach of confidence claims.
- Evidence and forensics: Evidence of misappropriation is crucial to the success of trade secrets claims. Computer forensics have become an essential part of most claims, and it is hard for defendants to avoid leaving 'digital footprints' when accessing, taking or using information and data without authorisation. We will provide practical examples of the use of the latest computer forensics techniques. A recording of this session is available below.
A transcript of the webinar is also available.
