COURSE DESCRIPTION
Enter the sophisticated world of trade secret protection where competitive advantage meets legal strategy in an economy increasingly dependent on confidential information assets. This comprehensive program provides advanced guidance on identifying, protecting, and enforcing trade secret rights in today's digital business environment. Master the legal and practical techniques that preserve valuable confidential information while enabling business growth and collaboration.
- Implement comprehensive trade secret identification and classification systems that support legal protection
- Design employee training and access control programs that maintain secrecy while enabling business operations
- Structure confidentiality agreements and restrictive covenants that provide enforceable trade secret protection
- Navigate the intersection of trade secret protection with employment law and competitive practices
Speaker:
James Pooley focuses on trade secret law and management, as an expert witness, advisor, litigator and neutral. He has authored or co-authored several major IP works, including his treatise Trade Secrets (Law Journal Press), the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide and the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide (both published by the Federal Judicial Center). He recently released the second edition of his business book Secrets: Managing Information Assets in the Age of Cyberespionage. The Senate Judiciary Committee relied on Jim for expert testimony and advice regarding the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act. From 2009 to 2014 he managed the international patent system (PCT) at WIPO as Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology. He has served as President of AIPLA, Chairman of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Chair of the Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets, and Co-Chair of the Trade Secrets Task Force of the International Chamber of Commerce. He has taught Trade Secret law at UC Berkeley. In 2016 Jim was inducted into the IP Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the field.