Knowledge gained through experience

Risk of a violation of the trade secrets act following an employee’s change of employer – is the “Clean Team” a solution?

A common trigger for the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secret (GeschGehG) proceedings is an employee’s move to a new employer. Not only the – impermissible – removal (…) Read more

Presenting evidence in a GeschGehG-Trial (German Act on the Protection of Trade Secret)

If, after an employee leaves the company, the employee’s new employer – or even a company newly founded by that former employee – brings a competing product to market, there (…) Read more