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The Defend Trade Secrets Act at Year One

The Defend Trade Secrets Act at Year One

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2017 edition of DRI’s In-House Defense Quarterly

On March 11th of this year, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) celebrated the one-year anniversary of its enactment.  The DTSA, 18 U.S.C. Section 1831, et seq. expanded the federal legal protection for holders of trade secrets presently offered to holders of copyrights, trademarks, and patents.  As of April, 2017, approximately 129 DTSA cases have been filed in federal court since the DTSA’s enactment.

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