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Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
Customer lists and confidential information, injunctions, trademark conflicts, copying, NDAs and licensing disputes under Texas and federal law.
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A Competitor Copied My Website or Marketing. Copyright Claims for Businesses
Original text, photos, graphics and code are protected the moment you create them. You can demand removal, send a DMCA notice and, once registered, sue for damages.
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A Competitor Is Making False Claims About Its Products or Mine
Yes, if the statement is one of fact, made in advertising, and it costs you sales. The Lanham Act is the main tool; Texas business disparagement covers lies about you.
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A Vendor or Partner Breached Our NDA. What Can I Do?
A breached NDA is a breach of contract: sue for damages, seek an injunction and, if the information is a trade secret, add TUTSA and federal claims.
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Can an Employee Take My Customer List? Texas Trade Secret Law
Usually not. Texas names customer lists as possible trade secrets, but only if you kept the list secret and it has value competitors cannot easily rebuild.
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Can I Stop a Former Employee Before They Actually Use My Trade Secrets?
Yes, with evidence of a real threat. Texas and federal law allow injunctions against threatened misappropriation, but not merely because the employee knows your secrets.
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Can I Sue for Trademark Infringement Without a Registration?
Yes. Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act and Texas common law protect unregistered marks. You must prove the mark is distinctive, you used it first and confusion is likely.
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Damages in Trade Secret Cases: Lost Profits, Unjust Enrichment and Royalties
Texas and federal law allow actual loss plus the defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty, with exemplary damages up to twice that for willful conduct.
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Domain Name Disputes and Cybersquatting
Two paths: a UDRP proceeding to get the domain transferred, or a federal cybersquatting suit for transfer plus damages. Bad faith and your trademark rights decide both.
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Fee Awards in Trade Secret and Trademark Cases
Each side usually pays its own fees. TUTSA, the DTSA and the Lanham Act shift them only for bad faith, willful and malicious conduct or exceptional cases.