Federal Judge Dismisses Trade Secret Lawsuit Against Former Fox Rothschild Attorney

In a decisive ruling, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit against a former patent attorney from Fox Rothschild, brought by a company in the cancer drug industry. The firm alleged that the attorney had improperly aided a Chinese competitor in filing a patent application based on misappropriated trade secrets. However, the court determined that the statute of limitations had expired, as the company filed the complaint more than five years after the alleged confession of the attorney. For further details, the [full story is available on Law360](https://www.law360.com/articles/2279075/fox-rothschild-atty-beats-trade-secret-theft-allegations).