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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Hytera Petitions Supreme Court to End DTSA’s Extraterritorial Reach

Summary In July 2024, the Seventh Circuit concluded that the DTSA can reach all of a defendant’s worldwide sales caused by the misappropriation, so long as — in the words of 18 U.S.C. § 1837(2) — “an act in furtherance” of...more

Sunstein LLP

A Large Theft of Trade Secrets Sets a Record: The “Largest Damages Award on the books under the DTSA”

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Sometimes it is all about the money. In Motorola v. Hytera, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed “a large and blatant theft of trade secrets” from Motorola by its competitor Hytera. The damages awarded to Motorola,...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

A Mirage or An Oasis? Avoided R&D Costs Under The DTSA

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a trade secret owner's petition for certiorari in Trizetto Group, Inc. v. Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Limited. This leaves unresolved a question of when a wrongdoer's avoided...more

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