Austin Associate Kyle Ryman provided commentary to WIPR's article "The New President Will Need To Get Tough on Trade Secrets." The article discusses how the new US president might be forced to confront the economic, security and legislative trade secret disputes present. One such dispute is Texas-based Oracle suing Procore Technologies in a California federal court, accusing a former employee of taking trade secrets with him to his new job—in a dispute typical of the trade secret cases that have emerged in recent years.
Kyle discusses how the complaint illustrates that companies are increasingly turning to trade secrets law as an alternative to increasingly controversial non-compete agreements. “Oracle’s suit is just the latest instalment in that trend. It’s a good reminder for companies to make sure their new employees affirm in writing they didn’t bring with them any trade secrets from their old employer," said Kyle.
The full article can be found here.