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Drug Company Sues Scientist for Violating Non-Disclosure Contract

By Rob Dean on Jul 01, 2015

In 2001, Travis Mickle joined Lotus Biochemical as a senior research scientist. He signed an employment contract that contained a non-disclosure provision, which stated:

All Discoveries are the exclusive property of the Company, and Employee will promptly and fully disclose them to the Company. As used herein, the term “Discoveries” means all discoveries, inventions, improvements, processes, ideas and names in any . . .

What Happens to a Non-Compete After a Merger?

By Rob Dean on Jan 19, 2015

Many employees wonder, “If I sign a non-compete contract with a company, and later, the company is purchased by a different company, is my non-compete null and void?”

Maybe. It depends on the terms of the employment contract if a non-compete survives the merger.

The answer can be found in the contract itself. Look for an assignment clause. Is there any language explicitly assigning . . .

Rob – Within 24 hours of contacting you and reviewing my options, my concerns about the non-compete and employment agreement that were in place were gone. Your analysis and sited case law have given me the assurances that I need to continue my career path. In an executive’s world, decisions are often based on cost vs. benefit analysis. In this case, the opportunity benefits far outweighed the cost.

Health Care Consultant (Richmond)

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