Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Jun. 12, 2017
Questions remain 1 year into the DTSA
In the year since its enactment, approximately 70 cases asserting Defend Trade Secrets Act claims have been filed in California federal courts.





Kurt A. Kappes
Greenberg Traurig LLP
400 Capitol Mall, suite 2400
Sacramento , CA 95814
Phone: (916) 442-1111
Email: kappesk@gtlaw.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
Kurt Kappes is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, based in the Sacramento and San Francisco offices, and regularly advises domestic and international clients in employee mobility and trade secret matters.

Karen Rosenthal
Shareholder
Office of the San Mateo County Counsel
400 County Ctr, Fl 6
Redwood City , CA 94063
Phone: (650) 363-4693
Email: krosenthal@smcgov.org
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall; Berkeley CA

Sarah E. Barrows
Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig LLP
intellectual property
4 Embarcadero Ctr Suite 3000
San Francisco , CA 94111
Phone: (415) 655-1300
Fax: (415) 707-2010
Email: barrowss@gtlaw.com
Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law

Stephen E. Paffrath
Diesch Law Group, APCLitigation
Email: stephen@dieschlawgroup.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
Stephen is a Litigation Practice Group Attorney in Greenberg Traurig LLP's Sacramento office.
One year ago, when the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was enacted, Forbes magazine christened it the "Biggest IP Development in Years." The DTSA created a new federal cause of action for trade secret violations, and introduced new procedural options in pursuing such claims. In the year since its enactment, approximately 70 cases asserting DTSA claims have been filed in California federal courts, but it is still too early to tell how much impact the DTSA actually is having on trade secret ...
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