How to Protect Trade Secrets: Taking Reasonable Efforts to Maintain the Secrecy of Information
March 19, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
How do you protect trade secrets? You take reasonable efforts to maintain the secrecy of the information. As we have outlined in prior installments of this series, taking reasonable efforts to maintain secrecy is a key issue in answering questions such as whether customer/client lists are…
Can You Get a Court to Stop Someone from Sharing Customer/Client Lists?
March 12, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
Can you get a court to stop someone from sharing customer/client lists in Arkansas? As explained in this blog post, it depends. But often the question is debatable and hiring an attorney experienced in unfair competition litigation can increase the chances that a court will come to the aid of a…
Are Customer/Client Lists Protectable Trade Secrets?
March 5, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
Are customer/client lists protectable trade secrets in Arkansas? It depends. Answering this question involves looking closely at the facts and circumstances of each situation. There is some case law examining the legal treatment of customer/client lists, and we will expand this answer below to draw…
Arkansas Case Law Informs the Definition of "Trade Secret"
Case law informs the definition of “trade secret” which assists us as we prospectively counsel clients and litigate trade secret cases. In addition to the statutory definitions of “Trade Secret” that control what’s included there is, of course, also a growing body of case law that further sets the…
What is the Definition of "Trade Secret" Under Arkansas Law?
The Arkansas civil and criminal statutes referenced in our prior blog posts on the subject each have their own definition of what constitutes a trade secret. The applicable definitions are highlighted below. Civil. For purposes of applying the Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the statute defines…