“Protect Your I.P. and Trade Secrets: The Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act” by bit-x-bit’s CEO Susan Ardisson, Esq. and Blank Rome partner Jayme Butcher, Esq. was recently published in the Pittsburgh Technology Council magazine teQ.

The article discusses the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and how intellectual property can be stolen by disgruntled employees and former employees. Working with companies, Blank Rome and bit-x-bit regularly investigate I.P. theft and prosecute claims on behalf of their clients locally, as well as in courts across the U.S. In the typical insider employee theft case, a disgruntled employee begins by looking for new employment, starts interviewing for a new position with competitors, accepts a job with a competitor and then steals trade secret and confidential information that will be helpful in his or her employment with the new employer. To read the full article, please click here: http://pghtechfuse.com/teq/protect-p-trade-secrets-federal-defend-trade-secrets-act/