Trade secret cases have continued to evolve in response to changing business environments, technological advancements, and legal frameworks. As we move further into 2024, several trends are emerging in trade secret litigation, influenced by factors such as globalization, digitalization, and the increasing complexity of intellectual property protection.
- Discover the latest legal updates in Motorola v. Hytera its subsequent effect on Beijing Meishe v. TikTok, 2024 on the
extraterritorial reach of DTSA
- Determine when can plaintiff can recover investment in R&D vs when on loss profits?
• Dissect case law in Pegasystems v. Appian and Echospan v. Medallia to seek out reasoning behind monetary remedies
Bridget Smith
Ken Corsello
Ken Corsello is an IP Law Counsel at IBM. He currently focuses on drafting and negotiating patent licenses and assignment agreements. At IBM, he has worked on patent procurement, litigation, client counseling, product clearance, and IP transactional matters.
Before joining IBM, Ken was a law clerk to Chief Judge Glenn Archer at the Federal Circuit; an Associate Solicitor in the USPTO; and in private practice at law firms in Washington, D.C. He did his undergraduate work in Computer Science at SUNY Stony Brook, received his JD from the Catholic University, and obtained an LL.M. from George Washington University.
Ken has been the chair of IPO’s Trade Secrets Committee since 2016. His recent presentations on trade secret law include participating in a panel at the USPTO’s “Trending Issues in Trade Secrets: 2019” symposium and as a witness on behalf of IPO at the 2018 hearing on “Safeguarding Trade Secrets in the United States” held by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
