FTC’s Suit Against Intel: What Will Be the Impact on the Silicon Valley?

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) just filed suit against Intel this week, on the grounds that Intel’s “anti-competitive tactics have stifled innovation and harmed consumers.” The FTC’s press release on the suit states as follows: “The FTC’s administrative complaint charges that Intel carried out its anti-competitive campaign using threats and rewards aimed at the world’s…

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Trade Secrets Case Provides Important Lesson to Employers and Employees on the Significance of Employment Agreements

The case making headlines today regarding an ex-Intel Corporation employee accused of stealing trade secrets and giving them to his new employer, rival Advanced Micro Devices, provides some important lessons to employers and employees on the significance of employment agreements. The Mercury News reported on the case against former engineer Biswamohan Pani as follows: Federal…

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