Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act, Trade Secrets

Obama Administration Reports on Efforts to Prevent Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/26/2013

The Obama Administration issued a Report earlier this month, entitled "Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets," that sets forth its efforts to prevent trade secret misappropriation. The Report...more

White House Announces the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

by Jessica Childress, Daniel Westman | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/25/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House released the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets (the “Strategy”), which “recognizes the crucial role of trade secrets in the U.S. economy and sets out a...more

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

by Pedro Pavon | Carlton Fields on 2/22/2013

The White House warned yesterday that hackers and “hacktivist” groups have the intent and capability to target U.S. companies and steal confidential data. A new executive strategy explains that the threat of corporate...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Michael Spillner, Sonia Elizabeth Valdez | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...more

The Rising Threat Of Trade Secrets Theft

by Michael Volkov on 2/20/2013

One of the drawbacks of a global economy is the rise in trade secret theft. In the absence of a seamless global enforcement infrastructure foreign actors have had little fear of being caught and suffering any consequences. ...more

Congress Raises the Stakes for Theft of Trade Secrets with Passage of Two New Laws

by Ranah Esmaili, Kenneth Taber | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/12/2013

The old adage that crime does not pay rings particularly true in the aftermath of two pieces of recent legislation aimed at raising the penalties for trade secret theft: the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act and the...more

New U.S. Laws Criminalize Theft of Quantitative Trading and Investment Models and Other Trade Secrets and Dramatically Increase...

by Diane Siegel Danoff, Edward Pittman, Kevin Scanlan | Dechert LLP on 2/6/2013

Introduction - The U.S. Congress recently passed two laws that raise the stakes dramatically for employees of financial services firms and anyone else who misappropriates trade secrets, including source code and other...more

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

by Robert A. Bleicher | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 2/5/2013

On December 28, 2012, the President signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which significantly expands trade secret protection by extending criminal penalties to the theft of a wider class of trade...more

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

by Gillian Watson Egan, KristinTaylor Parsons | Burr & Forman on 1/30/2013

In the summer of 2009, in an office at Goldman Sachs, in the waning hours of his last day of employment, a computer programmer named Sergey Aleynikov encrypted more than 500,000 lines of source code from Goldman’s proprietary...more

New Federal Law Increases Trade Secret Protection

by David Dubberly | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/23/2013

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act, which amends and expands the Economic Espionage Act (EEA)....more

President Obama Acts to Clarify Federal Trade Secrets Law

by Christopher E. Parker | Miller & Martin PLLC on 1/18/2013

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed the “Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012.” This new law clarifies the scope of the “Economic Espionage Act of 1996” (18 USC §§1831-39). The enactment of the new...more

Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action

by Robert Parr, Armand Zottola | Venable LLP on 1/18/2013

Congress recently took new steps to protect trade secrets, which are generally defined as all forms or types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information that the owner has taken...more

Congress Acts To Strengthen Federal Trade Secret Protection

by Thomas Dye | Carlton Fields on 1/16/2013

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, (the TTSCA), S. 3642, which broadens the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. Sections 1831-39)....more

Federal Economic Espionage Act Overview [Video]

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/11/2013

Womble Carlyle business litigation attorney Press Millen briefly discusses what companies need to know about the federal Economic Espionage Act, and the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act signed into law January 1,...more

New Federal Statute Strengthens Trade Secret Protection

by Carla Oakley | Morgan Lewis on 1/10/2013

Trade secret protection expanded to include products or services "used in or intended for use in interstate or foreign commerce." On December 28, 2012, President Barack Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets...more

US Senate Increases Trade Secret Protections By Passing TTSCA

by Ashley Shaw | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/6/2012

The US Senate recently approved the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act (TTSCA) in an effort to eradicate a loophole brought to life in a recent Second Circuit case, US vs. Aleynikov, +676 F.3d 71. The new Act is...more

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Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act › Trade Secrets

Obama Administration Reports on Efforts to Prevent Trade Secret Misappropriation

White House Announces the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

The Rising Threat Of Trade Secrets Theft

Congress Raises the Stakes for Theft of Trade Secrets with Passage of Two New Laws

New U.S. Laws Criminalize Theft of Quantitative Trading and Investment Models and Other Trade Secrets and Dramatically Increase...

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

New Federal Law Increases Trade Secret Protection

President Obama Acts to Clarify Federal Trade Secrets Law

Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action

Congress Acts To Strengthen Federal Trade Secret Protection

Federal Economic Espionage Act Overview [Video]

New Federal Statute Strengthens Trade Secret Protection

US Senate Increases Trade Secret Protections By Passing TTSCA

Federal Economic Espionage Act Overview [Video]

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