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Troy, Mich.—January 18, 2023—Maxwell Goss, a partner at IP law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC, will be a presenter at the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MPLA) virtual meeting on January 24. He will speak on the timely topic, Trade Secrets and the Future of Non-Competes.
Employee non-compete agreements have faced mounting scrutiny and regulation in recent years. Now the FTC is taking steps to impose a sweeping ban of employee non-competes. Goss’ presentation discusses the impact of the proposed ban on trade secret protection. Topics include the scope of the proposed ban, potential alternatives, and likely legal challenges. Particular attention will be paid to measures businesses can take to combat trade secret misappropriation in light of the uncertain and changing legal landscape.
Goss is a litigation and trial lawyer representing clients in trade secret, trademark, copyright, and patent cases in Michigan and around the country. He also provides strategic advice on IP, technology, and business law. The meeting opens at 11:45 a.m. with Goss’ presentation beginning at noon. Registration information can be found here.
About the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
The Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA) is an association of intellectual property attorneys, patent agents and law students from across Michigan who are interested in patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property issues. Learn more here.
About Fishman Stewart PLLC
Fishman Stewart helps turn client creativity into valuable intellectual capital. Since its founding in 1996, the firm has obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademark registrations and represented clients in hundreds of cases in Federal Court. As strategic advisers to CEOs and senior executives, Fishman Stewart attorneys develop IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. To discover how Fishman Stewart leverages intellectual property to effectively increase enterprise value, visit fishstewip.com.
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