- State and Federal law provides protection to the owners of intellectual property, trade secrets, and various types of proprietary information.
- These protections may arise from statutes, case law, and due to parties' rights under contracts.
- Numerous rights and obligations arise and continue on the part of employees while employed, and on the part of partners and corporate officers while an incumbent.
- Post-termination obligations may arise in a variety of circumstances, which limit the use or disclosure of certain information, as well as placing limitations on competitive activities.
- Anti-competition restrictions, generally, are viewed by courts with disfavor, although if reasonable as to time and geography, may be enforceable, including by way of a temporary restraining order or preliminary/temporary/permanent injunction action.
JD (Jim) Masur maintains a law practice to provide counseling and proactive guidance, and litigation services concerning various aspects of competition-related issues. His practice includes drafting non-competition agreements and non-competition provisions to be included in buy-sell or aother agreements used in the sale of a business. |
