International Law,
Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 6, 2021
Un-conventional?: Email service on foreign trade secret defendants
Enforcing trade secret laws against international misappropriators is becoming more and more important, as trade secrets increasingly can be accessed remotely and readily transported across borders.





John R. Lanham
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Email: jlanham@mofo.com
Northwestern Univ SOL; Chicago IL

Enforcing trade secret laws against international misappropriators is becoming more and more important, as trade secrets increasingly can be accessed remotely and readily transported across borders. A series of district court cases have now held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act provides jurisdiction over a foreign defendant who commits an act in furtherance of misappropriation in the United States. See, e.g., Motorol...
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