Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500

How to Avoid Liability for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets When Hiring from a Competitor

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By concentrating on the protection of their own trade secrets, employers can overlook the importance of carefully handling their competitors’ trade secrets when hiring employees who had access to such proprietary information. Departing employees might take confidential information or trade secrets from their former employer to use on behalf of their new employer. In this […]