Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2018
Defend Trade Secrets Act, 2 years later
The ground-breaking Defend Trade Secrets Act became law in May 2016. As we approach the two-year anniversary we consider four key developments to date.





Tom Wallerstein
Partner
Venable LLP
101 California St Ste 3800
San Francisco , California 94111
Phone: (415) 653-3707
Email: twallerstein@venable.com
Tom is a partner in Venable's Litigation Group. His practice focuses on trade secret, non-compete and other employment litigation; intellectual property disputes; partnership disputes and general, high-stakes complex commercial litigation.
This column appeared in the April 18 TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS special report.
The ground-breaking Defend Trade Secrets Act became law in May 2016. As we approach the two-year anniversary we consider four key developments to date:
First, the DTSA's ex parte seizure provision has not lived up to its hype. The provision allows plaintiffs to get a court order that fed...
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