Both houses of Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in April with overwhelming bipartisan support. (The act now goes to the president for his likely signature.) The new law creates a ...

Trade secrets are sometimes viewed as the stepchild of intellectual property, yet they account for two-thirds of U.S. companies' informational value. Notwithstanding their importance, trade secrets ...

Trade secret protection can be the reason a business survives, or is one day sold for a lot of money. Not protecting trade secrets can result in business failure or mediocrity. A trade secret may be a ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. July 22, 2025 - The recent decision, Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. v. Hooper, 134 F.4th 1078 (10th Cir. 2025), by the 10th U.S.

“A DTSA trade-secret claim will rarely be dismissible as a discovery sanction in a situation like this.” – Ninth Circuit opinion The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion on ...

For investment professionals, understanding the ins and outs of trade secrets is not just about compliance — it’s about business. Whether researching a startup, doing due diligence on an acquisition, ...

Trade secrets are a cornerstone in the strategic architecture of businesses, representing invaluable assets that give it a competitive edge. These could encompass formulas, practices, processes, ...

A grey area between two competing concepts has been playing out in the courts the world over, explains Shaukat Ali of Dennemeyer & Associates. Trade secrets are among a company’s most valuable assets, ...

Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit has been accused of violating Taiwan’s National Security Act and Trade Secrets Act. Prosecutors are asking that Tokyo Electron be fined several million dollars for its ...

Fintiv Files RICO and Trade Secret Misappropriation Suit Against Apple Stemming from Alleged Theft of Mobile Wallet Technology Used to Create Apple Pay Fintiv, Inc., a global leader in patented, ...