Noncompete Agreements in Business Law

Kurt M. Saunders is Professor of Business Law at California State University, Northridge, and Chair of the Department of Business Law. He received his BS in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, a JD from the University of Pittsburgh, and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University. He is the author of several books on intellectual property law as well as numerous law review articles on intellectual property law, business and commercial law, and legal education. As an attorney, his main areas of practice are intellectual property law, business planning, and commercial law.Michelle Evans is an Associate Professor with the Department of Political Science and Director of the Legal Studies graduate program at Texas State University. Professor Evans earned her JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, and has 30 years of experience as an intellectual property lawyer and mediator. She is also a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Professor Evans has authored numerous articles that concern business, intellectual property, and technology law issues, and several of her articles have been cited in state and national law treatises, court documents, and judicial opinions.

• 1. Introduction2. Trade Secret Protection in the United States3. Introduction to Noncompetition Agreements4. Federal Efforts to Ban or Restrict Noncompetes5. US Treaty Obligations Concerning Trade Secrets and Noncompetes6. Alternative Measures to Noncompetition Agreements7. International and Comparative Business Approaches8. Conclusion and Assessment