1st Edition

Noncompete Agreements in Business Law Protective Strategies, Employee Restrictions, and Confidential Information

By Kurt M. Saunders, Michelle Evans Copyright 2026
176 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the legal landscape of noncompetition agreements, both past and present, as a means of safeguarding trade secrets in business law. Noncompete agreements have long been one of the measures that businesses have used to protect trade secrets and confidential information. However, recent state and federal attempts to ban or limit noncompetes are resetting the competitive... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Trade Secret Protection in the United States

3. Introduction to Noncompetition Agreements

4. Federal Efforts to Ban or Restrict Noncompetes

5. US Treaty Obligations Concerning Trade Secrets and Noncompetes

6. Alternative Measures to Noncompetition Agreements

7. International and Comparative Business Approaches

8. Conclusion and Assessment

Biography

Kurt M. Saunders is Professor of Business Law at California State University, Northridge, and Chair of the Department of Business Law.  He received his BS in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, a JD from the University of Pittsburgh, and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University.  He is the author of several books on intellectual property law as well as numerous law review articles on intellectual property law, business and commercial law, and legal education.  As an attorney, his main areas of practice are intellectual property law, business planning, and commercial law.

Michelle Evans is an Associate Professor with the Department of Political Science and Director of the Legal Studies graduate program at Texas State University. Professor Evans earned her JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, and has 30 years of experience as an intellectual property lawyer and mediator. She is also a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Professor Evans has authored numerous articles that concern business, intellectual property, and technology law issues, and several of her articles have been cited in state and national law treatises, court documents, and judicial opinions.