Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), creating federal court jurisdiction for trade secret claims. The DTSA aims to stem the rising economic costs of trade secret theft, address the difficulties of protecting trade secrets today given technological advances and globalization and enhance uniformity in trade secret law and litigation.

Client alerts

• New Employee and Independent Contractor Notice Requirements Under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act
• President Obama Signs into Law the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act

Authored articles

• Are They Going to Federalize Trade Secrets Law? – Inside Counsel
• Trade Secret Bill Could Redefine Protection for Company Secrets – Inside Counsel 
• Watch out: the Federal Trade Secrets Act Provides for Ex Parte Seizure – Inside Counsel

Press

• Trade Secrets Bill Nears Completion After House Approval – World Intellectual Property Review (subscription required)

Cooley Webinar

• Federalization of Trade Secret Laws Briefing