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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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The Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Explained
TUTSA is the Texas statute that defines misappropriation, allows injunctions and damages, permits fee awards in defined cases, and makes courts protect the secret during the suit.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
Unfair Competition and Misappropriation Claims in Texas
In Texas, unfair competition is an umbrella, not a freestanding claim. You need an underlying wrong: passing off, misappropriation, false advertising or interference.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
What Counts as a Trade Secret in Texas?
Any business, technical or financial information that you keep secret with reasonable measures and that has value because competitors do not know it. The two conditions decide it.
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When to Sue Under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act
Sue under the DTSA when you want federal court: an out-of-state defendant, a multi-state case, or a federal claim to pair with it. The substance is nearly the same as Texas law.
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Where Do IP Disputes Get Decided? Federal Court, State Court or Arbitration
Patent and copyright: federal court only. Trademark: either court. Trade secret and contract claims: Texas state court unless diversity or a federal claim moves them.
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Who Owns the Software, Designs or Content My Contractors Created?
Employees' work within their job belongs to the employer. A contractor keeps the copyright unless a signed writing transfers it; paying for the work is not enough.