On behalf of a major securities exchange, developed estimate of economic damages arising from alleged infringement of patented technology relating to an automated exchange for trading derivative securities, such as options contracts, and a process for trading a financial instrument on an automated exchange. Technology addressed pro-rata matching, public customer priority, professional participation, small-order preference and away-market protection.
China refines trade secret protections
Important amendments to trade secret protection were made in administrative, civil, and criminal law in China. These amendments clarify terms used in the...