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Weekly IP Buzz for the Week Ending June 4, 2021

In this week's post, we see that Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Bolsinger filed a trade secret lawsuit against the Houston Astros over allegedly stolen pitching signals.

Pitching Signs as Trade Secrets? Let’s Play Ball!

Former Major League Baseball pitcher and McKinney, Texas native Michael Bolsinger has been making waves in legal news as he filed an intellectual property lawsuit against the Houston Astros for trade secret misappropriation.

Bolsinger had previously filed suit in California for unfair business practices but had those claims dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Now, Bolsinger has filed claims in Harris County District Court against the Houston Astros over allegations that they stole his pitching signs.

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In addition to publishing Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer. For more on the latest developments in IP law, see the blogs Ideate and IP Questions Answered.