Trade Secret Cases are Up as Clients Eye Patent Alternatives

"There's something to be said for having a safe with a lock on it and keeping documents in there," said Justin Krieger, managing partner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's Denver office. "I honestly don't know if this is true or not, but there's this legendary story that makes the rounds about litigation out of Texas involving a big oil company that had a trade secret case, and they rolled down the center of the courtroom a safe on a dolly with big squeaky wheels. A visual like that can make quite a difference to a jury, for sure."