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President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act, Enacting Uniform Federal Trade Secrets Law
Practical Law Legal Update w-002-2482 (Approx. 4 pages)
President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act, Enacting Uniform Federal Trade Secrets Law
by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
| Published on 11 May 2016 • USA (National/Federal) |
President Obama has signed S. 1890, commonly known as the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), into law.
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed S. 1890, commonly known as the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), into law. Among other things, the act creates federal remedies for trade secret misappropriation and provides for limited whistleblower protection. For more information about this law, see Legal Update, Are You Ready for the Defend Trade Secrets Act?.
Practical Law's Intellectual Property & Technology team has revised the following resources to reflect the DTSA's enactment: