Trade secrets : a legal research guide / Jon R. Cavicchi.

Getzville, N.Y. : William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2019.

2nd ed.

89376

Trade secrets -- Law and legislation -- Legal research.

Trade secrets -- Law and legislation -- Legal research -- Computer network resources.

Introduction

Tools and strategies to jump start your research

Commercial services and open web platforms: value added features

Secondary sources

Texts and treatises

Practice materials

Trade secret content in grey materials

News and social media

Trade secrets statutory resources

Trade secret statutory legislative history resources

Administrative sources

Trade secret attorneys

Trade secrets-related organizations

Continuing legal education

Expert witnesses

Litigation/docket monitoring

Litigation documents

Solutions providers.

The topic of trade secrets is an area of law growing in importance to legal and business professionals. Perhaps one of the lesser understood areas of intellectual property, trade secrets can't be found in any publicly available database. They aren't registered like a copyright or trademark, or given a number like patents. They do not even have a date after which they can be used by the public. A trade secret remains just that - a secret - until it is published, leaked, or sold. Due to this multidimensionality, this seemingly simple area can become complex to research. This guide seeks to aid professionals in discovering the relevant case decisions, laws, articles, and online materials necessary to understand the history and future of trade secrets law. This book also explores the unconventional topics of fact research, social media platforms, and evaluation of premium and open source tools. This new edition is the only book on trade secret research tools and strategies, going beyond an annotated bibliography to cover all expanded applicable research resources. Bringing together trade secret law, practice, and law school research and instruction, this innovative and entrepreneurial book is the first of its kind in the legal field. - Publisher's website.

9780837741116

xxxiii,127 p. ; 26 cm