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Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) Statute of Limitations

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Sixth Circuit Offers Guidance to Distinguish Single Continuing Misappropriation Claim from Multiple Claims

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In B&P Littleford, LLC v. Prescott Mach., LLC, No. 20-1449, 2021 WL 3732313 (6th Cir. Aug. 24, 2021) (unpublished), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently provided guidance as to factors courts should...more

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9th Circuit Upholds Continuing Use Doctrine Under the DTSA

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Recently, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a matter of first impression holding that an alleged misappropriation of a trade secret that occurred before the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was enacted in 2016 may form the basis...more

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Is it Too Late to File a Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Suit?

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A statute of limitations sets forth the latest date by which a party must file a lawsuit after some triggering event. As with most other cases, trade secret claims are subject to statutes of limitations. The result can be...more

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Trade Secret Claims Tanked Based Upon Delay

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Recently, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the three-year statute of limitations provisions of the Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA) and Iowa Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). In the underlying district court action, CMI...more

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International News: Focus on International Dispute Resolution

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Overview of the Proposed Reforms of the EU Merger Control Regime - In October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation...more

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"Employment Flash - August 2016"

The August 2016 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on when the clock starts ticking on the filing period for constructive discharge claims; the Department of...more

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The Landmark Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

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The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, which provides for federal criminal penalties for foreign economic espionage and trade secret theft and adds new federal civil trade...more

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"New Federal Trade Secrets Act Becomes Law"

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA, or Act) into law. The DTSA, among other things, amends the Economic Espionage Act to create, for the first time, a federal private civil...more

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The Trade Secrets Bill Proceeds to the President's Desk

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On April 27, the House of Representatives by a 410-2 vote passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which creates a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation, providing trade secrets with a degree of...more

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Federal Law or Another False Alarm? Senate Passes the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 87-0. 

Relief may soon be coming for trade secrets plaintiffs longing for federal court. Last year we covered the introduction of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), compared it to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), and...more

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Trade Secret Legislation Reintroduced in Congress (3rd Time)

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Maybe the third time is the charm. After trying twice before, Congress is making another run at creating a federal claim for trade secret misappropriation. A bipartisan group of legislators from both congressional chambers,...more

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Will We See Federal Trade Secret Legislation Passed This Year?

In January of this year, we noted that trade secret protection has lately been on the minds of lawmakers in Washington, and that federal trade secret legislation was very close to being enacted. While nothing is pending at...more

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