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The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), published by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) in 1979 and amended in 1985, is a model law designed for adoption by U.S. states. [1] It was developed to resolve inconsistencies in the treatment of trade secrets across different states.
Nebraska's Trade Secrets Act defines a trade secret as information, including, but not limited to, a drawing, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, code, or process that: (a) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being known to, and not being ascertainable by proper means by, other ...
Due these Constitutional requirements, patents and trademarks enjoy a strong federal protection in the USA (the Lanham Act and Patent Act, respectively), while trade secrets usually have to rely on more limited state laws. Most states have adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), except for Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina.
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) (Pub. L. 114–153 (text), 130 Stat. 376, enacted May 11, 2016, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1836, et seq.) is a United States federal law that allows an owner of a trade secret to sue in federal court when its trade secrets have been misappropriated. [1]
Uniform Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act: 1954 Uniform Surface Use and Mineral Development Accommodation Act: 1990 Uniform Tod Security Registration Act: 1989 Uniform Testamentary Additions to Trusts Act: 1960, 1991 Uniform Trade Secrets Act: 1979, 1985 Uniform Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act: 1982
A Canadian resident of China pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Thursday to stealing Tesla electric-vehicle battery manufacturing trade secrets and conspiring to sell them to undercover ...
The Federal Trade Secret Act (18 USC 1905) imposes criminal, civil and administrative sanctions on Federal employees who with knowledge allow proprietary, confidential or trade secret information to be used for an unauthorized purpose, including permitting other Federal contractors to view the proprietary information in question.
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an issue that has divided his ...