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Oct. 5, 2022

Conspiracies to misappropriate trade secrets - pitfalls and possibilities

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Seth M. Gerber

Trial Lawyer
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Conspiracies provide for juicy allegations. Complaints alleging claims for misappropriation of trade secrets under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) and federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) are typically riddled with allegations about "corporate raids," "pirating," "massive downloads," "double agents," and other hyperbole. But there are pitfalls when alleging conspiracies to misappropriate trade secrets. Courts within the Ninth Circuit have b...

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