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Courts Stress Trade Secret Owners Must Act on Suspicion to Avoid Statute of Limitations Bar

Recent rulings underscore the imperative for trade secret holders to promptly investigate suspected misappropriation to preserve legal claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act an…

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Federal courts have clarified that under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and analogous state statutes, the statute of limitations for trade secret claims begins not only upon actual discovery of misappropriation but can also be triggered by the plaintiff’s suspicion or constructive knowledge. Case law from the Nor…
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Courts Stress Trade Secret Owners Must Act on Suspicion to Avoid Statute of Limitations Bar Federal courts have clarified that under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and analogous state statutes, the statute of limitations for trade secret claims begins not only upon actual discovery of misappropriation but... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/courts-stress-trade-secret-owners-must-act-on-suspicion-to-avoid-statute-of-limitations-bar

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