NYSBA IP Fall Meeting Presentation: Protecting Trade Secrets from Industrial Espionage and Cyber-Theft

October 23-25, 2014 –  As co-chair of the Trade Secrets Sub-Committee. André Castaybert introduced the trade secrets panel at the New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Fall Meeting focusing on the protection of trade secrets from industrial espionage and cyber-theft.  The panel featured a presentation by Elizabeth Stan of the FBI and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive.  Ms. Stan spoke about the current threat to public and private organizations posed by industrial espionage and cyber-theft and strategies to counter this growing threat to corporate trade secrets protection.  In her presentation, she outlined the nature and extent of the threat, reviewed recent cases, explored risk management and corporate counterintelligence strategies, and outlined the ONCIX recommendations to protect trade secrets from industrial espionage.

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CASTAYBERT PLLC counsels clients on matters of trade secret protection and how to prevent disclosure through the use of employment, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and invention assignment agreements.  The firm has substantial experience enforcing employer and company rights to secure and prevent the wrongful trade secret misappropriation through litigation seeking injunctive relief where appropriate or arbitration if applicable.  The firm’s lawyers have extensive experience working with forensic experts and investigators to determine whether and how confidential or proprietary information has been accessed or misappropriated.  CASTAYBERT PLLC’s lawyers also have extensive experience defending individuals and corporations against wrongful claims of trade secret misappropriation.

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