§ 4601. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Improper means” includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (2) “Misappropriation” means: (A) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know […]
§ 4602. Injunctive relief (a) A court may enjoin actual or threatened misappropriation of a trade secret. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that […]
§ 4603. Damages (a)(1) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. (2) Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment […]
§ 4605. Preservation of secrecy In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to […]
§ 4607. Effect on other law (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and any other law of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. (b) This chapter does not affect: (1) contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a […]
§ 4608. Uniformity of application and construction This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. (Added 1995, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 4609. Time of taking effect This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 1996 and does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to the effective date. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to the effective date, the chapter also does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after the effective […]
