Showing posts with label Pres. Obama signs new federal law Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pres. Obama signs new federal law Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Four Big Questions to Help You Understand the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act; National Law Review, 6/16/16

William A. Nolan, National Law Review; Four Big Questions to Help You Understand the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act:
"On May 11, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), effective immediately. Previously, trade secret law has consisted almost entirely of 48 states’ versions of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), so a federal law is a significant development. Almost all businesses have at least some confidential information that would qualify as a trade secret, so it is important for businesses and their lawyers to understand what this new federal law means and does not mean. We do that here with four broad questions."