Defend Trade Secrets Act
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Defend Trade Secrets Act
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The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) is a United States federal law that allows an owner of a trade secret to sue in federal court when its trade secrets have been misappropriated. The act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 11, 2016. It underscored Congress's desire to align closely with the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which had been adopted in some form in almost every U.S. state. Technically, the DTSA extended the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, which criminalizes certa
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United States federal law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defend_Trade_Secrets_Act
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2024-01-19T13:02:33Z
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