With President Obama’s signature expected, DTSA will allow for new federal civil suits, ex parte seizures, and whistleblower protections.
After unanimously passing the Senate earlier this month, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) passed the House on April 27, 2016 with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 410-2 vote. The Obama administration “strongly supports” the bill and the President is expected to sign it. The new law will allow businesses — for the first time — to file civil lawsuits under federal law for trade secret misappropriation.
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