Trading Talent without
Trading Secrets
How to manage the risks involved in hiring
while protecting intellectual property rights
A "What Matters" Maslon Speaker Series
(Originally presented: Wednesday, May 3, 2006.)
Every employer today needs to protect its intellectual property and confidential information when recruiting employees to avoid being sued for infringing on competitors’ rights. This seminar will help employers better understand the risks involved in the hiring process so they can proactively manage those risks. The presenters will cover: hiring competitors’ employees who are subject to non-compete agreements, avoiding competitors’ accusations of employee “raiding,” and protecting intellectual property rights when employees claim ownership for the concepts developed during employment.
Whether a company is in high-tech, bio-tech, low-tech, information or financial services, it faces these risks each time an employee is hired or gets recruited to a competitor. This seminar will provide employers with the tools to successfully hire and retain the most talented employees without compromising trade secrets.
This is the first in a two-part seminar series on hiring top talent without losing your trade secrets to competitors. Presented by Maslon's Competitive Practices Litigation Group, the series will be hosted by Bill Pentelovitch.
TOPICS
Hiring strategies: Minimizing your risk
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How to safely hire an employee subject to a non-compete
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How to prevent your employees from claiming rights to your intellectual property: The Minnesota Inventor Law
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How to hire multiple employees from the same competitor without being subject to “raiding” liability
HOST
William Pentelovitch is a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience, hundreds of jury and bench trials, and dozens of appeals in state and federal courts to his credit. He practices nationally in the areas of non-compete, trade secret and unfair competition litigation, and is a leading authority in Minnesota in the area of ownership and governance disputes in corporations and partnerships. For William Pentelovitch's complete biography >>
PRESENTERS
Competitive Practices Litigation Group
Alain Baudry maintains a robust practice in federal and state courts in unfair competition, noncompete, trade secrets, securities law and valuation disputes. He regularly represents corporations and business individuals in disputes in both federal and state courts.
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John Provo, head of Maslon’s Intellectual Property and Technology Services Group, counsels information-based and interactive technology companies with respect to the acquisition, sale, and licensing of creative works, trademark selection, registration, licensing and enforcement strategies.
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Emily Rome has more than five years of experience in complex litigation, with a focus in patent infringement litigation and cases involving the protection of intellectual property.
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Rich Wilson’s practice consists of representing plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, including litigation arising from the purchase and sale of businesses, trade secret misappropriation, protection of intellectual property, change of corporate control, minority shareholder claims, and claims against directors, officers, attorneys and accountants.
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