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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
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9th Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Disclosure Requirements Under The DTSA

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The Ninth Circuit recently held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) does not require plaintiffs to identify their allegedly misappropriate trade secrets with reasonable particularity at the outset of discovery—much...more

King & Spalding

Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc.: The Ninth Circuit Recognizes Limits on Required Pre-Discovery Disclosures for...

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In an order with important implications for trade secret disputes in federal court, on August 12, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court abused its discretion in striking a plaintiff’s trade...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

No specifics, no case? DTSA trade secret disclosure timing differs from CUTSA

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that a district court abused its discretion by striking several of the plaintiff’s trade secrets, concluding that the court improperly relied on Rule 12(f) and failed to...more

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DTSA Statute of Limitations and Reasonable Diligence in Employee Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

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The court held that the statute of limitations began to run from the date when a former employee produced confidential company financial during discovery in an unrelated matter, and not from the earlier date when the former...more

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Prior Ruling on What Constitutes a Litigation “Emergency” May Not Be a Unicorn After All

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As we previously reported, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, courts across the country are adjourning most appearances, including trials, and hearing only “emergency matters,” often by teleconference or other remote...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

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In Allied v. OSMI, the Circuit affirms dismissal of a declaratory judgment action even though Allied’s Mexican distributors had been sued in Mexico on a corresponding Mexican patent. In a first Waymo v. Uber case, the panel...more

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