Use Misappropriation of Trade Secrets to Protect Your Company

Did you know you can use misappropriation of trade secrets to protect your company and its proprietary information and assets?  Is it possible to enhance internal protections and/or replace your non-compete agreements with trade secret protections in California? California has effectively eliminated the non-compete agreement.  In fact, California employers were...

Protect Your San Diego Company with Trade Secrets

Have you considered a strategy to protect your San Diego company with trade secrets?  Recent developments have eliminated the option of non-compete agreements in California.  What is the best legal strategy to protect your business information, practices, intellectual property and even customers and suppliers?  How could the identification, isolation and...

Misappropriation of Trade Secrets is Enforceable

Misappropriation of trade secrets is enforceable in San Diego and throughout California as a strategy to protect your company.  Are you looking for enforceable employment agreements using trade secrets in San Diego which protect your company against competition from employees and even former partners from taking your company’s “secret sauce”...

Enforce Trade Secrets to Prevent Competition by Former Employees

Can a California business enforce trade secrets to prevent competition by former employees and even partners in the future?  Many San Diego business owners are concerned about an employee deciding to leave their company in order to ultimately ultimately compete against them. Is it possible to put an effective non-compete...

Protect Your Corporate Trade Secrets

Why should you consider a strategy to protect your corporate trade secrets?  What can be established as a trade secret and how can this make a difference in your business? Did you know that misappropriation of trade secrets is a much more effective legal strategy in California than a non-compete...

Preventing the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets in San Diego

Preventing the misappropriation of trade secrets in San Diego and protecting your company’s proprietary information is a strong and defensible business strategy.  It is no longer possible to enforce non-compete agreements in California.  The Watkins Firm has more than four decades of experience helping San Diego businesses to protect the...

Trade Secrets Can Protect Against Internal and External Competition

Did you know that a strategy based upon trade secrets can protect against internal and external competition?  Are you concerned an employee or even a partner or competitor will gain access to your sensitive competitive information and use it to compete against you? Are Non-Compete Agreements a Restraint of Trade...

The Legal Strategy Behind Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

What is the legal strategy behind misappropriation of trade secrets and how can this valuable legal protection help your San Diego or Southern California business?  There are occasions where a covenant not to compete may be partially or fully enforceable, such as in a medical or healthcare law environment.  However,...