Tag: prior-art
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Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements: What You Need to Know Before Signing a Contract
1. Former employees are reminded of their post-employment obligations through a letter after their separation, whether stand-alone or part of a more comprehensive separation letter. 2. Look for “smoking gun” evidence of potential breach, such as analyzing former employee’s work email and computer for any signs of taking confidential information. – No new company was…
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“Getting Clients from Your Previous Job Could Get You in Trouble.”
1. The court ruled that an employee can be taken to trial for violating non-disclosure and loyalty provisions, even without a non-compete or non-solicit agreement. 2. It is unlawful for an employee to take actions that harm their employer for the benefit of a competing business, even while still employed. 3. In the healthcare industry,…