In the M/s. Bizotico v. Mohammed Sajjad case, the Karnataka High Court issued a nuanced ruling balancing business confidentiality and employee rights. While the court upheld the plaintiff’s concerns about the misuse of sensitive data, it dismissed the defamation claim due to insufficient evidence. The decision underscores the court’s careful approach to protecting both business interests and employee freedoms.
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Court Orders Former Employee to Pay Rs. 1 Lakh for Early Resignation
In a significant ruling, the Delhi Civil Court ordered a former employee to pay Rs. 1 lakh for breaching a two-year training agreement by resigning early. The court, however, denied the injunction on the misuse of confidential information due to insufficient evidence.
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Original Date of Publication: November 26th, 2009 Please note that the Do's and Don'ts provided hereunder are broad and non-exhaustive guidelines. Kindly consult a...
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First Publication Date: 15th December 2010 Agreements that restrain an employee from working with a competitor or carrying out a competing business are called Non-compete...
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First Publication Date: 21st December 2009 Trade Secret in India is not protected under any specific law but Indian Courts from time to time have...
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First Publication Date: 25th November 2009 Intellectual Property protection provides business and competitive advantage to a company. While IP is important for all companies, its...
Read more about Intellectual Property for Start Ups and EntrepreneursEmployment to Entrepreneurship: Arnab Goswami, Times Now, Republic TV and Intellectual Property
The row between Arnab Goswami and The Times Group (Bennett Coleman & Co.) elucidates some problems an employee turned entrepreneur may face from her/his...
Read more about Employment to Entrepreneurship: Arnab Goswami, Times Now, Republic TV and Intellectual PropertyImportance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs(Part IX): IP Risk Clearance Checklist
Clearing IP Risks is very important before starting a business. A mistake with respect to this can kill a start-up.Some basic IP clearance steps to...
Read more about Importance of IP For Start-ups and Entrepreneurs(Part IX): IP Risk Clearance ChecklistAre LinkedIn Connections Trade Secrets?
This question came up in an Employer-Employee trade secret dispute before a California Court. David Oakes was working in a sales position with a company...
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