In-house in Focus webinar series

Whilst the box office battle between Warner Bros’ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer is in full swing, we are looking at a different battle - that of Mattel and their intellectual property rights.

Employees and contractors are often trusted with information about business strategy, products, and customers. Sometimes, on leaving the business, former employees/contractors utilise this information for their own gain or that of a competing company. What can you do to protect your business’s confidential information in these circumstances?

Arbitration is a contract-based dispute resolution mechanism, an alternative to court. A Request for Arbitration is what one party, the Claimant, sends to the other side to commence this process. If you have been served with a Request for Arbitration and do not have lawyers on board, there are certain technical points you should check before you respond to the other side which can give you an advantage if you do not want to go through the arbitration process.

Sarah Jacobs provides the first in our 'What to do if...' series.