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Intellectual Property

May 5, 2016

Perfect timing for federal trade secrets protection

There's a reason the Defend Trade Secrets Act passed unanimously in the Senate and by a vote of 410-2 in the House. It's important. Very important.

Stuart Meyer

Partner
Fenwick & West LLP

Email: smeyer@fenwick.com

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There's a reason the Defend Trade Secrets Act passed unanimously in the Senate and by a vote of 410-2 in the House. It's important. Very important.

Trade secrets have long been the poor cousin of the three primary modes of protecting intellectual property: patents, copyrights and trademarks. Rather than being protected by federal law, trade secrets have remained largely creatures of state law. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act has gained nearly universal acceptance by the states since it...

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