The Rise Of Trade Secret Specificity As A Jury Question

By Amy Candido ( November 12, 2025, 6:18 PM EST) -- It is widely accepted that the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which provides a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation, requires the plaintiff to "identify its trade secrets and carry the burden of showing they exist," to quote the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's 2020 decision in InteliClear LLC v. ETC Global Holdings Inc.[1]...

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