Defend Trade Secrets Act Sent to Obama for Signature

After passing the Senate (87-0) and the House (410-2), the bill known as Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) is off to President Obama for signature. Every indicator signals the President’s approval of this proposed law. The DTSA would amend the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) trade secret theft occurs in the United States and around the world,