Tag: Defend trade Secrets Act
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JPMorgan v. Argus: DTSA Ownership, Regulatory Data, and the Territorial Limits of State Trade-Secret Law
JPMorgan Chase Bank’s trade-secret case against Argus Information & Advisory Services has now produced two merits opinions that expose an important divide between federal and state trade-secret protection for data moving through regulatory and commercial channels. In February 2025, the District of Delaware held that JPMorgan plausibly stated a claim under the federal Defend Trade…
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Versata v. Ford: Modified Opinion Clarifies Review of $82 Million Contract Verdict
The Federal Circuit has modified its precedential opinion in Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Co., Case Nos. 2024-1140, 2024-1206, and 2024-1234, without changing the judgment. The September 10, 2026 modification leaves intact the court’s trade-secret holdings, its order for a new trial on trade-secret damages, and its reinstatement of an $82.26 million breach-of-contract verdict.…
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Praxis v. Goldstein: Patent Disclosure and the Limits of Early Trade Secret Dismissal
For technology companies that patent foundational technology while continuing confidential research and development, the difficult question is not whether a patent disclosure is public. It is how far that disclosure reaches. The District of Delaware’s September 3, 2026 decision in Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. v. Goldstein, No. 1:25-cv-01256-JCG (D. Del. Sept. 3, 2026), illustrates why…