Trade Secret Protection

All too often, companies react to trade secret theft and competitive threats due to employee departures, rather than position for it. Under these circumstances, they are faced with no choice but to engage in costly litigation.

Our Trade Secret Protection Audit assists companies in identifying critical intangible assets and guides the development of procedures, contract language, employment and non-disclosure agreements designed to protect them. Undertaken periodically, audits are able to help companies anticipate possible threats and reduce the areas of risk most often encountered in the course of conducting business. In performing this due diligence, our attorneys may also call upon other professionals in connection with the evaluation and testing of protocols related to the protection of computer data.

See the link below for more information on the Trade Secret Protection Audit.

In addition to the audit, our capabilities include:

• Cease & Desist Letters
• Computer & Information Use Policies
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Departure/Exit Protocols
• Employment Agreements
• Fraud & Security Audits
• Invention Assignment Agreements
• Non-compete Agreements
• Non-disclosure Agreements
• Restrictive Covenant Agreements
• Technology Use Agreements
• Trade Secret Theft Claims
• Trade Secret Litigation

Click here to view Bond's Trade Secret Protection Audit brochure.

Representative Matters:

• Obtained jury verdict for trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and breach of contract and an award of compensatory and punitive damages in the amount of $2.65 million.
• Defended and prosecuted multiple claims of unfair competition, breach of contract and other claims resulting from alleged misconduct in connection with trade secrets.
• Successfully won a verdict in favor of defendant Waste Harmonics on all claims alleging trade secret misappropriation and economic interference after bench trial; decision upheld on appeal (published decision). National Waste Associates v. Waste Harmonics, 194 A.3d 1, 183 Conn.App. 734 (2018). 
• Successfully defended solution coating and printing machine manufacturer from claims of trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and breach of non-compete agreements. DS Parent, Inc.; and Davis-Standard, LLC v. Teich and SAM North America, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16116 (N.D.N.Y. 2014).