Perspective
May 5, 2016
California trade secrets vs. the DTSA
How do the Defend Trade Secrets Act's key features compare them to California's trade secrets law? By Andrea Weiss Jeffries and Derek Gosma
Andrea Jill Weiss Jeffries
Partner
Jones Day
Email: ajeffries@jonesday.com
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
Andrea is a partner in the IP Practice in the firm's Los Angeles office. She has handled formidable intellectual property disputes involving patents, trade secrets, and other forms of IP for more than 20 years.
Federal-level protection of trade secrets is considered a likely reality after Congress approved the Defend Trade Secrets Act last week by wide margins. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law, presenting an opportunity for California companies to reevaluate their intellectual property strategies in light of recent developments in patent law.
So how do the DTSA's key features co...
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