This talk will explain how to protect
trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) by satisfying the DTSA
requirement of “tak[ing] reasonable measures to keep . . . information secret,”
including the use of important representations and warranties in business
transaction agreements.
This talk will also discuss strategies for winning DTSA
cases, through proving (or disproving) trade secret status, and misappropriation
under the DTSA, by leveraging: (a) The DTSA’s strong policy in favor of
uniformity; and (b) 35 years of case law under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
(“UTSA”) from the 48 UTSA States.
This CLE is approved for
credit through April 24, 2019.
Presenter:
Patrick Huston graduated
from the University of Texas at Austin with High Honors and was admitted to Phi
Beta Kappa. He went on to graduate from Northwestern University School of
Law in Chicago. Since then, he has litigated business and trade secret
cases with several distinguished law firms, including the international firm of
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Juris Publishing recently published
Patrick’s 4,000 page treatise, The Law of Trade Secret Litigation Under the
Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The treatise organizes, analyzes, and
synthesizes, all of the 48 UTSA adopting states’ published cases (state and
federal), which construe the UTSA as to three issues: (1) Is the information at
issue a trade secret under the UTSA? (2) Did the defendant’s actions constitute
misappropriation under the UTSA? (3) What are the
appropriate remedies for the misappropriation
under the
UTSA?
Patrick is a principal in
The Huston Law Firm, in San Diego, California, where he serves as a trade secret
litigation
consultant.
CLE
Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit approved |
Event Code: 238136
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA Members:
$64.95