While patent litigation tends to steal the headlines, another area of intellectual property law is also gaining traction. Over the last five years, a steady growth in trade secrets cases has been interrupted only during the pandemic. The Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate taps the data and the views of a broad range of experts on the forces behind the surge.
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Dallas Labor and Employment Pro Joins Polsinelli
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DBJ: Dallas SPAC Gets Approval for Merger, Doesn’t Have Required Cash
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Houston’s Quanta Bets Big on Renewable Energy Infrastructure
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State Bar Sued Again Over Mandatory Dues
Three Texas lawyers sued the State Bar of Texas Monday claiming that the organization is still requiring its members to pay annual dues despite a recent federal appeals court ruling that some of its activities violate the First Amendment rights of some of those members. The suit asks a federal court to create a “constructive trust” designed to hold “all monies and assets obtained by the defendants and that wealth should be disgorged” from the state bar and returned to those in the class action.