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•Does it take steps to educate employees about the importance of maintaining the secrecy of confidential information?

•When the company hires employees, does it remind the employees not to bring trade secrets of their former employers to the company?

•Any threats of litigation and what is the status of any pending litigation?

Obviously, Canada and shortly Mexico are players in the industry and one should appreciate that the law varies by country as well as states. Thus, the foregoing is intended as a primer for U.S. law only.

This is provided for informational purposes only and is not legal advice.

Rod S. Berman is Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Department of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, and Jessica Bromall Sparkman is a Partner in the practice. Their practices encompass all aspects of Intellectual Property including patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright law, including litigation, prosecution, domain names, opinions, counseling, acquisition, licensing, due diligence, and portfolio management. Rod Berman is also a registered patent attorney with an MS in chemistry. They can be contacted through www.jmbm.com.

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