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’s posts a new article, forthcoming in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal…
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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.
Joseph Matal, Former Acting Director & Acting Solicitor of the USPTO presents the annual Lastowka Lecture
Joseph Matal, Former Acting Director and Acting Solicitor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, presented “A Guide to Modern Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence” at the annual Greg Lastowka Memorial Lecture on March 5, 2026. A recording of the lecture is available here.
New RIIPL Co-Director, Prof. Camilla Hrdy
We are pleased to announce that Professor Camilla Hrdy will serve as a co-director of the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law (RIIPL), along with co-directors Ellen P. Goodman and Michael Carrier. Professor Hrdy joined Rutgers Law School as an Associate Professor in 2024 and is an Affiliated Fellow at the Yale Law School … Continue reading New RIIPL Co-Director, Prof. Camilla Hrdy…
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?…