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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.

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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

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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

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Stephen E. Paffrath

Diesch Law Group, APC

Litigation

Email: stephen@dieschlawgroup.com

Northwestern Univ School of Law

Stephen is a Litigation Practice Group Attorney in Greenberg Traurig LLP's Sacramento office.

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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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