 | Interests Aligned—to assert competitive advantage
Disputes over non-compete agreements—and the trade secrets and competitive information that they cover—often pit employers against each other. We’ve handled litigation representing both employees’ former and new employers, and are skilled at securing and resisting temporary restraining orders and permanent injunctions to protect employer interests in either type of case. One of our lawyers was lead trial and appellate counsel in the prosecution of an important trade secret case, published at 965 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. App-Houston [1st Dist.] 1998).
Our strength at trade secret protection extends to the proper structuring of confidentiality agreements. We help clients prevent the disclosure of sensitive information, and secure their rights to all the information they’re entitled to from their new employees. Because maintaining competitive advantage is just as important to individual employees as it is to their employers, we advise individual employees in industries as diverse as technology and sales on their rights and responsibilities in non-competition agreements.
Interests Aligned—to defend intellectual assets
In today’s global economy, patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property are crucial to the profitability and competitiveness of any company. Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail helps our clients defend those assets, whether the dispute involves patent infringement or misuse of copyrights and trademarks. Our lawyers know how to translate the technical, often off-putting jargon of scientists and engineers into the effective language of the courtroom, and handle both assertion and defense against infringement claims.
Representative clients and cases include:
- The developer of the JPEG graphics software file format, in patent enforcement litigation
- Icee Co. and Icee of Hawaii, who sought counsel in trademark litigation regarding construction and permitted use of the Icee trademark on other products.
- An NFL team and its head coach and president, in defense of a copyright infringement lawsuit (Davis v. Billick, 2002 WL 1398560 [N.D. Tex. 2002]).
Companies that want maximum protection for their Intellectual property—whether in the form of trade secrets, trademarks and patents—align their interests with Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail. We understand the asset value of IP, and effectively assert our clients’ rights in state and federal courts throughout Texas. | |
