As of August 20, 2024, a federal court in Texas has blocked the FTC’s non-compete ban nationwide, effectively preventing the rule from taking effect due to concerns about the FTC’s authority to enact such a rule; this means employers are currently not required to stop using non-compete agreements with most employees, although legal challenges are ongoing and the FTC may appeal the decision.
- Exploring the use of non-compete agreements under state laws
- What Should Employers Do Next?
- Navigate legal grounds for federal vs state laws on non-compete issues
Cathy Lui
Ken Corsello
Ken Corsello is an IP Law Counsel at IBM. He currently focuses on drafting and negotiating patent licenses and assignment agreements. At IBM, he has worked on patent procurement, litigation, client counseling, product clearance, and IP transactional matters.
Before joining IBM, Ken was a law clerk to Chief Judge Glenn Archer at the Federal Circuit; an Associate Solicitor in the USPTO; and in private practice at law firms in Washington, D.C. He did his undergraduate work in Computer Science at SUNY Stony Brook, received his JD from the Catholic University, and obtained an LL.M. from George Washington University.
Ken has been the chair of IPO’s Trade Secrets Committee since 2016. His recent presentations on trade secret law include participating in a panel at the USPTO’s “Trending Issues in Trade Secrets: 2019” symposium and as a witness on behalf of IPO at the 2018 hearing on “Safeguarding Trade Secrets in the United States” held by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.