Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime Under Federal Law? Yes. In this installment, we’ll focus on the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), as well as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Theft...more
In today’s digital age, employers store immense amounts of information, including confidential and proprietary information, on their on-premises systems, cloud-servers and other data storage solutions. With this collection of...more
A trade secret is any information used in one’s business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. In the...more
It’s not every day the U.S. Supreme Court issues an opinion relevant to this blog, so we are understandably excited when it does. In a landmark decision, the Court has ruled that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA),...more