Keeping secrets : a practical introduction to trade secret law and strategy / Darin W. Snyder and David S. Almeling.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-141) and index.

Table of contents:
ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; DISCLAIMERS ;
INTRODUCTION ;
1. THE TRADE SECRETS OF BOUTIQUE HOTELS ;
2. SHOULD YOU BE READING THIS BOOK? ;
3. THE SCANDALOUS STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK ;
PART I: THE BASICS ;
CHAPTER 1 ; TRADE SECRETS - THE BASICS ;
1. APACHE HELICOPTER AIRSTRIKES AND LADY GAGA ;
2. AN INTRODUCTION TO TRADE SECRETS ;
3. TRADE SECRETS - DEFINITION AND FOUR FAMOUS EXAMPLES ;
I. INFORMATION ;
II. SECRECY ;
III. VALUE ;
IV. REASONABLE EFFORTS ;
4. TRADE SECRET THEFT: DEFINING "MISAPPROPRIATION" ;
5. REMEDIES FOR TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION ;
I. NONMONETARY RELIEF ;
II. MONETARY RELIEF ;
6. CRIMINAL TRADE SECRET LAW ;
7. TRADE SECRETS VS. PATENTS: WHEN TRADE SECRETS ARE THE BEST STRATEGY, AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT ;
8. SUMMARIZING TRADE SECRET LAW ;
CHAPTER 2 ; TRADE SECRETS IN CONTEXT: WHY TRADE SECRETS ARE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES, AND THE ECONOMY ;
1. THE CUSTOMER LIST IN THE AGE OF GOOGLE, LINKEDIN, AND FACEBOOK ;
2. THE EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES, SOCIAL NORMS, POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND DOZENS OF OTHER FACTORS THAT SHAPE THE USE AND MISUSE OF TRADE SECRETS ;
3. TRADE SECRETS WERE SLOW TO DEVELOP, QUICK TO PROLIFERATE ;
4. NEW TECHNOLOGY ;
5. EMPLOYEE MOBILITY AND ATTITUDES ;
6. INCREASING VALUE ;
7. THE FLEXIBLE (AND EXPANDING) SCOPE OF TRADE SECRET LAW ;
8. THE FUTURE OF TRADE SECRETS ;
PART II: FOUR KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL TRADE SECRET STRATEGY ;
CHAPTER 3 ; KEY NO. 1: HOW TO RECRUIT, HIRE, RETAIN, AND TERMINATE EMPLOYEES ;
1. MR. CHANG'S $200 MILLION "RESIGNATION" ;
2. EMPLOYEES ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION ;
3. HOW TO RECRUIT AND HIRE EMPLOYEES ; A. VET APPLICANTS WITH AN EYE TOWARD TRADE SECRET PROTECTION ; B. AGREEMENTS WITH INCOMING EMPLOYEES ; C. HIRING FROM COMPETITORS ;
4. HOW TO TRAIN EMPLOYEES ;
5. HOW TO TERMINATE EMPLOYEES ;
6. AN ARGUMENT AGAINST DOING NOTHING ;
7. HOW TO AVOID A $200 MILLION RESIGNATION ;
CHAPTER 4 ; KEY NO. 2: INFORMATION SECURITY ;
1. FOUNDER OF ALPHA MINING SYSTEMS: "I WAS LIKE A HUSBAND WHOSE WIFE WAS GETTING IT ON THE SIDE." ;
2. THE RIGHT AND WRONG LESSONS FROM THE SORDID TALE OF ALPHA'S PLUNDERING ;
3. ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL ;
4. BASIC PROTECTIONS FOR ALL INFORMATION ;
A. LIMIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION TO ONLY THOSE WHO NEED IT ;
B. PLACE LEGENDS ON DOCUMENTS ;
C. IMPLEMENT AN INFORMATION TRACKING SYSTEM ;
D. DISPOSE OF INFORMATION PROPERLY ;
E. LIMIT WHAT INFORMATION LEAVES THE COMPANY ;
F. ENCOURAGE REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS AND INVESTIGATE AND PUNISH VIOLATIONS ;
5. BASIC PROTECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ;
6. NON-MEMORIALIZED DATA ;
7. RULES FOR RECEIVING TRADE SECRETS FROM OUTSIDERS ;
8. GOVERNMENT LIAISONS ;
9. INFORMATION SECURITY SHOULD NOT BE STATIC ;
CHAPTER 5 ; KEY NO. 3: PHYSICAL SECURITY ;
1. A BUSINESS FEUD TURNS TOXIC ;
2. THE NON-DIGITAL WORLD OF BREAK-INS AND DUMPSTER DIVING ;
3. SECURING PHYSICAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND THE FACILITIES THAT HOUSE SUCH INFORMATION ;
4. BE WARY OF VISITORS ;
5. A CLOSING NOTE ABOUT EMPLOYEE RESISTANCE ;
CHAPTER 6 ; KEY NO. 4: AGREEMENTS TO PROTECT TRADE SECRETS ;
1. DAMPENING THE ALOHA SPIRIT ;
2. THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ;
3. CONFIDENTIALITY AND INVENTION ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES ;
4. CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS WITH OUTSIDERS ;
5. PARTIES THAT REFUSE TO SIGN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS ;
6. NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION AGREEMENTS ;
7. CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS PROTECT AGAINST MOST THREATS ;
PART III: TRADE SECRETS IN PRACTICE ;
CHAPTER 7 ; INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED TRADE SECRETS THEFT ;
1. INFORMIX TO ORACLE'S EMPLOYEES: "CAUTION: DINOSAUR CROSSING" ;
2. AVOIDING INFORMIX'S FATE ;
3. ACT IMMEDIATELY IN RESPONSE TO SUSPECTED TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION ;
4. ATTORNEYS SHOULD DIRECT THE INVESTIGATION ;
5. CONDUCTING A TRADE SECRET INVESTIGATION ;
A. GATHERING INFORMATION ;
B. INTERVIEWS ;
C. MONITORING ;
6. THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER. NOW WHAT? ;
A. DO NOTHING ;
B. FIX THE LEAK ;
C. TALK TO THE ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATOR ;
D. SEND LETTERS ;
E. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ;
F. FILE A CIVIL LAWSUIT ;
G. NOTIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ;
7. LOOK FIRST, LEAP SECOND ;
CHAPTER 8 ; KNOWING WHAT YOU'VE GOT AND WHETHER YOU'RE DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT IT: ; A TRADE SECRET AUDIT ;
1. AN "INFORMATION ADDICT " MISAPPROPRIATES $400 MILLION IN DUPONT'S TRADE SECRETS ;
2. A TRADE SECRET AUDIT DEFINED ;
3. TO AUDIT, OR NOT TO AUDIT? ;
4. THE AUDIT TEAM ;
5. THE CONTENT OF A TRADE SECRET AUDIT: IDENTIFYING THE COMPANY'S TRADE SECRETS, THEIR LOCATION, THEIR VALUE, AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO PROTECT THEM ;
6. THE AUDIT REPORT ;
7. ACTING ON THE AUDIT REPORT ;
8. AUDIT, REPORT, THEN REPEAT (A FEW YEARS LATER) ;
CHAPTER 9 ; TRADE SECRET LITIGATION: WORKING WITH COUNSEL ;
NOTES ;
TABLE OF CASES ;
INDEX.