UTSA Preemp+on and the Public Domain: How Courts Have Overlooked - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

UTSA Preemp+on and the Public Domain: How Courts Have Overlooked Patent Preemp5on of State Law Claims Alleging Employee Wrongdoing Elizabeth Tippe? Charles Tait Graves Partner Assistant Professor Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosa5 University of Oregon School of Law Forthcoming, 65 R UTGERS L. R EV . __ (2012/13)

Majority and Minority Posi5ons on Preemp5on under the UTSA Majority posi+on – Single Tier of Protected Informa+on The UTSA preempts common law claims arising from the same facts as a trade secret claim. UTSA claims represent the exclusive tort remedy for allega5ons that a party misused non‐public business informa5on. Minority posi+on – Second Tier of Protected Informa+on Overlapping common law tort claims are available for a informa5on cons5tu5ng a failed trade secret claim. Courts typically refer to the informa5on as “proprietary” or “confiden5al but not secret.”

Majority vs. Minority Posi5on on Trade Secret Preemp5on

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What Kinds of Informa5on are Minority Posi5on States Protec5ng, and Why? Common defini5on of trade secrecy under the UTSA: (1) Informa5on that … derives independent economic value , actual or poten5al , from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) Is the subject of efforts that area reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy .”