Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Massachusetts
Documents e-mailed from work
I sent myself a list of customers and also a list of vendors from my work e-mail. i have no intention of starting a company that will compete against my former company, but can i get in trouble for that? Is it civil or criminal trouble?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Documents e-mailed from work
You have taken information from your employer that they may regard as proprietary (or "trade secret") information.
YOU NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER NOW WHO IS WELL VERSED IN MASSACHUSETTS TRADE SECRET LAW.
Call the MA or -- yes, you're reasonably near Boston -- the Boston bar association and ask for a referral if you do not know a good trade-secret lawyer yourself.
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Re: Documents e-mailed from work
The Boston Patent Law Association might also be a good source of referrals for a trade-secret lawyer.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD IT BE CONSTRUED, AS LEGAL ADVICE. THIS POSTING DOES NOT CREATE ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY.
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