Trade Secret, eCommerce, and Intellecutual Property Law, Richard C. Balough

53 W. Jackson Blvd. Ste. 936
Chicago IL 60604
312.834.0400 P
312.834.0526 F

Trade secrets, litigation, Internet law, ecommerce law

Whether you are starting a new business, investigating business formation codes, researching rights of privacy issues, protecting your intellectual property, or searching for slander, libel or defamation law, you need accurate legal advice today - not next month - from an experienced attorney who listens to you and understands you and your business. We provide timely, professional and cost-effective legal advice in Chicago and throughout Illinois that produces positive results for our clients.

Practice Areas Include:

Protecting Intellectual Property

Maximizing the Value of Your Intellectual Property

Using the Internet Profitably

Privacy and Defamation

Cybersquatting

Starting a New Business

Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets

In the News...

	Indiana Bookstore Registration Statute Stopped Before It Started A law requiring persons selling sexually explicit materials to register with the Indiana Secretary of State and pay a $250 registration fee was struck down the day before it was scheduled to go into effect. - 7/2/2008
	Personal Text Messages on City Pager Used By Police Officer Are Private A city violated a police officer’s privacy rights when it retrieved and reviewed text messages on a city-issued pager in spite of a written policy that the messages were public. - 6/23/2008
	No Warrant Needed for GPS Device Placed Under Van Police do not need to obtain a warrant to place a GPS tracking device on the undercarriage of a van and to subsequently use the information obtained to obtain a conviction for burglary. - 6/10/2008
	Court Can't Enjoin Future Internet Postings Prior to Trial A trial court erred when, prior to trial, it restrained a former wife from posting on the internet allegedly defamatory statements about her former husband. - 5/23/2008
	Court Erred In Not Allowing Discovery On Internet Posting A law firm that believes it was defamed has the right in discovery to find out if the defendants have any knowledge about the internet posting. - 4/25/2008
	Court Allows High School Student to Wear 'Be Happy, Not Gay' T-Shirt In a narrowly written opinion, the Seventh Circuit has granted permission to a Naperville high school student to wear a T-shirt with the slogan “Be Happy, Not Gay” as part of a “Day of Truth” at the school. - 4/24/2008
	Matching Service Not Immune As Internet Service Provider A roommate-matching website that uses drop down menus and requires users to identify the user’s sex, sexual orientation and whether he would bring children to a household is not entitled to immunity for its actions, the Ninth Circuit ruled. - 4/4/2008