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Theft of trade secrets is a big issue in today’s tech driven knowledge economy. A trade secret includes, but is not limited to a formula, practice, study, design, or process that derives economic value from its’ secrecy. In comes the saga of Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo/Google engineer who was convicted of trade secret theft and sentenced to eighteen months in prison.

Learn why his case represents a cautionary tale and provides many lessons for entrepreneurs, employees, and businesses to understand how to protect themselves from both committing and being victim to theft of trade secrets.