Insuring Innovation: Protecting Your Organization in the Age of Generative AI
April 8, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
The decision to integrate Generative AI (“GAI”) into an organization is one that occupies significant space these days in many corporate board rooms. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the adoption of GAI technologies holds immense promise for driving innovation, enhancing…
What do you have to Show to Prove that Someone Misappropriated Trade Secrets?
April 2, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
What must you show to prove that someone misappropriated trade secrets? The Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act provides that misappropriation of trade secrets can be shown in one or more of three ways: acquisition or physical retention, disclosure, or use. First, in order to make a claim for trade…
What Can a Court Do When Someone Violates the Secrecy of Trade Secrets?
March 26, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
When someone violates the secrecy of a company’s trade secrets, what can the company do about it? Writing a sternly worded cease and desist letter is often a good first step that we recommend to clients, however it must be done in a way that properly sets the table for court intervention, while not…
Five Things to Know Before Starting a Business
Starting a new business can be a very stressful endeavor, often involving significant financial risk, a possible career change, and sleepless nights ensuring your business plan is ironclad. Adding to this stress, many new entrepreneurs are often working with an attorney for the first time to assist…
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…