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‘Trade Secrets Can Be Emotional’: Seth Gerber, Morgan Lewis, World IP Review

November 20, 2024

World IP Review (WIPR) interviewed partner Seth Gerber for a Q&A article about the rise of trade secret litigation, the impact of high-profile damages awards, and unresolved legal challenges under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The article also explores trends in employee mobility, noncompete agreements, and the potential influence of the Trump administration on policies governing the use of trade secrets and intellectual property (IP).

Seth emphasized how vital it is to actively protect trade secret information, cautioning that “once you lose the trade secret status of the information, you’ve lost it forever.” He also highlighted the importance of adapting company policies to address potential risks like artificial intelligence (AI) and to ensure that employees “don’t inadvertently throw prompts into an AI” that could disclose confidential information.

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