Note: This post is the third in a series of posts on the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by Covington’s International and Public Policy lawyers. The final TPP text, which was released on November 5, 2015, is available here. TPP is not expected to enter into force until at least 2016, with
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Trade Secrets on the Move
We have written recently about the ongoing effort in Congress to create a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation. Last week, James Nurton, the Managing Editor of Managing IP, wrote a story with the heading: “Trade Secrets Get Sexy.” Mr. Nurton discusses how efforts to harmonize, and elevate the importance of, trade…
Trade Secrets Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives
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Yesterday, a bipartisan group of key lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee joined Rep. George Holding in introducing H.R. 5233, the Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014, a bill to create a federal civil remedy for trade secret theft. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Howard Coble, John Conyers, Jr., Steve Chabot, and Hakeem Jeffries co-sponsored this important…