Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)
Allows owners of trade secrets to sue in federal court for misappropriation, providing a uniform federal standard for protection.
Trade Secret
Laws filed under this category in plain English.
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Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)
A federal law that allows companies to sue in federal court for the misappropriation of trade secrets.
Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA)
A model law adopted by most US states to provide a legal framework for protecting commercial secrets and defining what constitutes theft of those secrets.
Economic Espionage Act (EEA)
Federal legislation that makes the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets a federal crime, especially when it benefits a foreign government.