Employers looking to heighten available protection of valuable trade secrets are welcoming the arrival of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a federal statute that went into effect May 11. The DTSA permits ...
June 7, 2022 - There is no such thing as "trade secret infringement." The cause of action is "trade secret misappropriation." There can be no cause of action for trade secret misappropriation without ...
May 8, 2023 - The primary remedy in a trade secrets case is injunctive relief — "stop the bleeding" or "plug the dike" to prevent the continued misappropriation of trade secrets. Monetary damages can ...
In recent years, we have seen numerous media reports on cases involving suspected misappropriation of trade secrets by foreign companies who have hired former Japanese engineers. Given that Japanese ...
Whether under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) or under state law uniform trade secrets acts (“UTSA”), assessing monetary damages in trade secret misappropriation cases is rarely easy. By ...