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Sunday, October 5, 2025 |
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5:30 — 7:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
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Monday, October 6, 2025 |
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7:30 — 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast & Registration |
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7:45 — 8:15 a.m. |
Orientation for first-time Sedona Conference Attendees (in breakfast area) |
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8:30 — 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome & Announcements |
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8:45 — 9:45 a.m. |
[Session 01] International Trade Secret Enforcement and Protection |
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At its Annual Meeting in September 2024, The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets decided to create a Brainstorming Group to address the topics of international trade secret enforcement and protection. Members of that Brainstorming Gropu will discuss the status of their work. This panel will also provide an update on recent developments in international trade secret litigation. |
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9:45 — 10:45 a.m. |
[Session 02] Protecting Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Through Contract |
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Members of this Commentary Drafting Team will discuss their final version of this Commentary and will solicit from teh audience any suggested final revisions before this Commentary is published following this Annual Meeting in The Sedona Conference Journal. |
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10:45 — 11:00 a.m. |
Morning Break |
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11:00 — 12:00 p.m. |
[Session 03] Developing An Indicent Response Plan When Trade Secret Disputes Begin |
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This Brainstorming Group was formed following our 2024 Annual Meeting in Phoenix. They are considering how companies can anticipate and plan for trade secret incidents whether as the trade secret owner or the recipient of the trade secret information. Thinking through the appropriate steps to mitigate risk before an incident arises can produce productive outcomes when later faced with a possible claim of trade secret misappropriation. |
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12:00 — 1:00 p.m. |
[Session 04] Exemplary Damages and Attorney Fees In Trade Secret Cases |
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At our September 2024 Annual Meeting, this project moved forward from a Brainstorming Group to a Drafting Team. With productive discussions over the intervening months building on a strong project charter, this drafting team will discuss their fraft Commentary and seek feedback from the membership on additional issues to consider within the scope of this project. |
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1:00 — 2:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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2:15 — 3:15 p.m. |
[Session 05] Trade Secret Guidance for Employees Who Change Jobs |
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This Brainstorming Group is approaching this project from the perspective of providing guidance to employees when they change jobs, offering ideas on what steps can be taken to eliminate or mitigate trade secret rist in moving to a new position. Few resources consider these trade secret issues from the employee perspective and both employees and employers are better served when employment decisions are made wiht forethought and deliberation. |
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3:15 — 3:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Break |
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3:30 — 4:30 p.m. |
[Session 06] DTSA Model Jury Instructions |
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This Drafting Team will update the memberhsip on its progress in compiling a collection of trade Secret jury instructions. Importantly, this Team has written explanatory summaries for particular instructions that will elucidate the issues involved and provide context for the specific instructions. |
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4:30 — 5:30 p.m. |
[Session 07] When Continued Possession of Trade Secrets Post-Separation Does or Does Not Constitute Misappropriation of Trade Secrets |
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Since September 2024, this Brainstorming Group has been analyzing this question of whether (and under what circumstances) continued possession of a trade secret after leaving one's previous employment is or is not misappropriation. Drawing from current case law, this group has assessed under what circumstances retention may constitute missappropriation and under what other circumstances the result may be different. The Group will seek feedback from the membership on this question and following the meeting will make a recommendation on whether a discussion paper is warranted via a Drafting Team. |
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5:30 — 7:30 p.m. |
Reception (guests invited) |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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7:30 — 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast & Registration |
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8:30 — 9:30 a.m. |
[Session 08] Forensic Issues in Trade Secret Disputes |
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This Drafting Team will be presenting its final version of its Forensic Issues Commentary seeking membership input. Comprised of forensic experts and trade secret litigators, this Drafting Team will discuss its recommendations and its forensic protocol included as an exhibit to teh Commentary. |
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9:30 — 10:30 a.m. |
[Session 09] Sharing Trade Secrets With Other Organizations |
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This Drafting Team will present its final version of its Commentary exploring the ways in which both a disclosing party and a receiving party can mitigate their trade secret infringement risk by using contractual, physical and technological tools to avoid claims of misappropriation. Following this meeting, and consideration of meeting comments, this Commentary will be submitted to The Sedona Conference Journal for publication. |
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10:30 — 11:00 a.m. |
Morning Break |
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11:00 — 12:15 p.m. |
[Session 10] Judicial Roundtable: Voices From The Bench |
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This panel of expert judges will discuss important trade secret litigation issues nad will also provide guidance on effective advocacy. |
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12:15— 12:30 p.m. |
Closing Statements |
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12:30 |
Grab-&-Go Lunch (provided) |
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