A recent high-profile dispute between JPMorgan Chase and a former financial advisor highlights the serious legal and ethical issues surrounding trade secrets in the business world. According to public court filings, JPMorgan has accused the advisor of misappropriating...
I first discussed this case way back in May of 2024, digging into how it highlighted one of the more esoteric types of intellectual property that receives protection. Everyone knows that things like books, movies, and music can be protected, but slot machines? The...
In late 2025, Taiwan made an unusual and high-stakes move to protect the proprietary technologies of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of the world’s most important semiconductor manufacturers. Taiwanese authorities invoked newly strengthened...
Intellectual property disputes often make headlines when they involve patents, trademarks, or counterfeit goods. But a recent California ruling affirming an $833 million judgment in favor of Propel Fuels against Phillips 66 illustrates that trade secrets, though less...
When a company like Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics) secures a major victory in trade-secret law, it sends a clear message to innovators and competitors alike. The recent win before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC)...
Earlier in 2025, furniture and home-goods retailer Arhaus filed a lawsuit against RH. The core allegation? A former Arhaus executive, Lisa Chi, improperly transferred confidential and proprietary information (i.e., trade secrets) from Arhaus to RH when she changed...
Apple Pay has been around for more than a decade, and lots of people have gotten used to the ease of pulling out their phones to pay for things over that time. However, an Austin-based fintech company, Fintiv, has filed a suit against Apple alleging the tech giant...
If you are a smaller B2B business with an innovative technology, service, or product, chances are good that you will have to present your innovation to larger companies. You want these companies to see how amazing your creation is because the goal is to get them to...