Master the essentials of trade secret protection, misappropriation remedies, and practical litigation strategies.

Protecting trade secrets is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge in today’s business landscape.
Join John A. Stone of DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP and James A. Gale of Cozen O’Connor in this CLE webcast as they explore the essentials of trade secret law, including key definitions, misappropriation, interim remedies, and damages. Gain valuable insights into emerging trends, such as biotech trade secrets and cross-border challenges, while learning actionable strategies to safeguard your proprietary information effectively.

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Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation at Cozen O'Connor
James A. (Jim) Gale is the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Intellectual Property Litigation Department and focuses his practice in the area of intellectual property counseling and litigation. He is a registered patent attorney with over 38 years of experience and is Chambers Band 1 ranked in Florida, Martindale AV Preeminent© rated, Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar, an AAA Arbitrator and the former inaugural chair of the IP Board Certification Committee. Jim has handled hundreds of cases involving patents, theft of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademarks, unfair competition, and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 400 federal cases in more than 48 federal district and circuit courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation.

Partner at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP
John A. Stone is a partner in DeCotiis’ New Jersey and New York offices. Mr. Stone’s practice focuses on complex business matters, including trade secret and other intellectual property litigation, and unfair competition and tortious interference claims, as well as construction, land use and intra-company disputes, in State and Federal Court. He has particular expertise in complex litigation and takes pride in getting results for his clients. Mr. Stone received his B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College, his J.D. from the University of Richmond, Virginia, and studied International Law at Cambridge University. Mr. Stone is a frequent lecturer at seminars and nation-wide and international conferences regarding trade secrets, trade dress, and theft-of-ideas, and has published numerous articles on those and other issues. He is also co-chair of the ABA’s Litigation Section’s Trade Secrets Subcommittee, and co-editor of the ABA ABA’s Litigation Section’s Intellectual Property Newsletter.