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2025/4/7Lawyer corporation Hokuto Sogo Law Office

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As employment becomes more fluid, there are an increasing number of cases where key personnel take trade secrets with them when they leave the company and use them at a rival company, resulting in significant damage. It is most important to prevent trade secrets from being taken out, but it is not possible to prevent all cases of trade secrets being taken out by former employees. When a trade secret is discovered to have been taken out, it is also necessary to understand in advance what the initial response should be and what legal measures can be taken.
[Topic of the first session]
What is a trade secret?
- What should be the initial response if a trade secret is suspected to have been taken out?
・What facts will be revealed through a forensic investigation?
What are some examples of cases where trade secret violations have been punished?
What is the average sentence for trade secret violations?
- What are the key points for seeking punishment for trade secret violations?
Lawyer corporation Hokuto Sogo Law Office
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As employment becomes more fluid, there are an increasing number of cases where key personnel take trade secrets with them when they leave the company and use them at a rival company, resulting in significant damage. It is most important to prevent trade secrets from being taken out, but it is not possible to prevent all cases of trade secrets being taken out by former employees. When a trade secret is discovered to have been taken out, it is also necessary to understand in advance what the initial response should be and what legal measures can be taken.
[Topic of the first session]
What is a trade secret?
- What should be the initial response if a trade secret is suspected to have been taken out?
・What facts will be revealed through a forensic investigation?
What are some examples of cases where trade secret violations have been punished?
What is the average sentence for trade secret violations?
- What are the key points for seeking punishment for trade secret violations?
lecturer
Lawyer corporation Hokuto Sogo Law Office
Kyosuke Kaneko Attorney at Law

[Biography]
March 19: Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
March 22: Graduated from Keio University Law School
December 24: Joined Axis Law Office (Kyoto Bar Association)
March 4: Joined Hokuto Sogo Law Office (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)
May 5: Appointed partner of Hokuto Sogo Law Office
[Main fields of business]
Personnel labor (especially harassment, mentally ill people, personnel system changes, DD, PMI)
Infringement of trade secrets, violation of non-competition obligations
Controlling disputes of family companies, business succession/inheritance
Business Dispute, Litigation
Profile
Hokuto Sogo Law Office is a four-location law firm with offices in Tokyo, Sapporo, Asahikawa and Sendai.
Our firm handles business revitalization/bankruptcy law, insurance business law/insurance law, corporate acquisition/organization restructuring, medical institution legal affairs, legal compliance work, etc.・A wide range of legal services centered on corporate legal affairs are provided through the cooperation of lawyers in Asahikawa and Sendai.
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