Professor Hrdy attended the 33rd Annual IP Conference on April 8-10, 2026 at Fordham Law School in New York City. This 2.5-day conference brought together IP attorneys from all over the world. Prof. Hrdy served on the patent on trade secrets, along with Prof. Josh Sarnoff (DePaul), Prof.Jonathan D’Silva (Penn State Dickinson Law), Ken … Continue reading Prof. Hrdy attends Annual IP Conference at Fordham Law School…
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Professor Hrdy posts a new article, forthcoming in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal
Professor Hrdy has posted “Trade Secret Law’s On-Sale Bar,” a new article forthcoming in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. The paper can be downloaded at this link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6506705 The abstract reads: The on-sale bar is a well-established rule in patent law. Once an invention has been placed “on sale” for over a year, it cannot … Continue reading Professor Hrdy posts a new article, forthcoming in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal…
The Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Trade Secret Law: Watch or Listen on YouTube
In this short YouTube lecture, Professor Hrdy talks about the implications of artificial intelligence for trade secret law. She flags several recent trade secret cases that shed light on this issue. Watch or listen at the link below.
Deloitte v. Sagitec: Does sending a cease and desist letter toll the statute of limitations for a federal trade secrets claim?
When is it time to sue in a trade secrets dispute: When you know the defendant took your information and is using it in a competing business, or when you suspect something might have happened, but aren’t sure? The answer is somewhere in between. An important new case adds some clarity. In Deloitte Consulting Group … Continue reading Deloitte v. Sagitec: Does sending a cease and desist letter toll the statute of limitations for a federal trade secrets claim?…
The “Defend Trade Secrets Act At Ten” Conference Makes A Splash
Last Friday, several esteemed trade secret scholars had a blast at the “The Defend Trade Secrets Act at 10” Conference in Columbia, Missouri. The weather cooperated, with attendees enjoying sunshine and a steady temp of around 73 degrees. In his characteristically insightful opening comments, Ryan Vacca (University of Missouri) concisely identified the conference’s topic as: … Continue reading The “Defend Trade Secrets Act At Ten” Conference Makes A Splash…