Trade Secret Laws
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Alabama Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Alabama Trade Secrets Act (Ala. Code §§ 8-27-1 to 8-27-6): two-year limitations period, misappropriation remedies, and federal DTSA overlay explained.
Alaska Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Alaska Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Alaska Stat. §§ 45.50.910-45.50.945): three-year limitations, misappropriation claims, remedies, and federal DTSA explained.
Arizona Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-401 to 44-407): three-year limitations, misappropriation definitions, remedies, and federal DTSA explained.
Arkansas Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Arkansas Trade Secrets Act (Ark. Code §§ 4-75-601 to 4-75-607) covers misappropriation claims with a 3-year deadline. Learn what qualifies as a trade secret, available remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in Arkansas.
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California Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 3426 to 3426.11) covers misappropriation with broad super-preemption and a 3-year deadline. Learn the two-part test, CUTSA preemption rules, and how the federal DTSA applies in California.
Colorado Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Colorado Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-74-101 to 7-74-110) covers misappropriation with a 3-year deadline. Learn Colorado's broad trade secret definition, available remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in Colorado.
Connecticut Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Connecticut trade secret law (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 35-50 to 35-58, 1983 UTSA): two-part test, 3-year deadline, injunctions, damages, and federal DTSA overlay.
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Delaware Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Delaware trade secret law (6 Del. C. §§ 2001-2009, 1982 UTSA): two-part definition, 3-year limitations period, exemplary damages, and federal DTSA overlay.
District of Columbia Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
DC trade secret law (D.C. Code §§ 36-401 to 36-410, 1988 UTSA): two-part test, 3-year limitations, exemplary damages, and federal DTSA overlay explained.
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Florida Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Fla. Stat. §§ 688.001-688.009): what qualifies, the 3-year deadline, injunctions, 2x damages, and how the federal DTSA applies.
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Georgia Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Georgia Trade Secrets Act (O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-760 to 10-1-767): definition, misappropriation, the 5-year statute of limitations, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
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Hawaii Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Hawaii Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 482B-1 to 482B-9): what qualifies, the 3-year deadline, injunctions, 2x damages, and how the federal DTSA applies.
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Idaho Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Idaho Trade Secrets Act (Idaho Code §§ 48-801 to 48-807): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
Illinois Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Illinois Trade Secrets Act (765 ILCS 1065): 5-year deadline, customer list protection, damages, and the federal DTSA overlay explained for Illinois businesses.
Indiana Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Indiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Ind. Code §§ 24-2-3-1 to 24-2-3-8): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, remedies, and DTSA overlap.
Iowa Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Iowa Code §§ 550.1 to 550.8 (Iowa Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 1990) governs trade secret misappropriation in Iowa. Learn the two-part test, 3-year deadline, remedies, and federal DTSA overlay.
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Kansas Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Kan. Stat. §§ 60-3320 to 60-3330 (Kansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 1981) covers trade secret misappropriation in Kansas. Learn the two-part test, 3-year deadline, remedies, and federal DTSA overlay.
Kentucky Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 365.880 to 365.900 (Kentucky Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 1990) governs trade secret misappropriation in Kentucky. Learn the two-part test, 3-year deadline, remedies, and DTSA overlay.
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Louisiana Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Louisiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act (La. Rev. Stat. §§ 51:1431 to 51:1439): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, and DTSA overlay.
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Maine Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Maine Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, §§ 1541 to 1548): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, and DTSA overlay.
Maryland Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Maryland Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Md. Code, Com. Law §§ 11-1201 to 11-1209): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, and DTSA overlay.
Massachusetts Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Mass. Gen. Laws c. 93, §§ 42–42G): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap.
Michigan Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 445.1901–445.1910): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay.
Minnesota Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Minnesota Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Minn. Stat. §§ 325C.01–325C.08): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap explained.
Mississippi Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Mississippi Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Miss. Code §§ 75-26-1 to 75-26-19): two-part test, 3-year filing deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
Missouri Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 417.450-417.467): 5-year filing deadline (longer than UTSA baseline), damages, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
Montana Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Montana Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Mont. Code §§ 30-14-401 to 30-14-409): two-part test, 3-year filing deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
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Nebraska Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Nebraska Trade Secrets Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 87-501 to 87-506): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
Nevada Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Nevada Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 600A.010-600A.100): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
New Hampshire Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
New Hampshire Uniform Trade Secrets Act (N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 350-B:1 to 350-B:9): trade secret definition, misappropriation, 3-year deadline, remedies, and the federal DTSA overlay.
New Jersey Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
New Jersey Trade Secrets Act (N.J. Stat. §§ 56:15-1 to 56:15-9): definitions, misappropriation, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap.
New Mexico Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
New Mexico Uniform Trade Secrets Act (N.M. Stat. §§ 57-3A-1 to 57-3A-7): definitions, misappropriation, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap.
New York Trade Secret Laws: Common Law & DTSA
New York has no trade secret statute. Learn how the Restatement of Torts § 757 six-factor test, CPLR § 214's 3-year limit, and the federal DTSA protect businesses.
North Carolina Trade Secret Laws: Trade Secrets Protection Act, Remedies & Deadlines
North Carolina Trade Secrets Protection Act (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-152 to 66-157): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay explained.
North Dakota Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
North Dakota Uniform Trade Secrets Act (N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-25.1-01 to 47-25.1-08): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay explained.
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Ohio Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1333.61-1333.69): definitions, remedies, 4-year deadline (deviation from UTSA), and federal DTSA overlay.
Oklahoma Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Oklahoma Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Okla. Stat. tit. 78, §§ 85-94): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay.
Oregon Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Oregon Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 646.461-646.475): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap explained.
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Pennsylvania Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act (12 Pa. C.S. §§ 5301-5308, enacted 2004): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay.
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Rhode Island Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Rhode Island Uniform Trade Secrets Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 6-41-1 to 6-41-11): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap explained.
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South Carolina Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
South Carolina Trade Secrets Act (S.C. Code §§ 39-8-20 to 39-8-130): combination/aggregation rule, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlay.
South Dakota Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
South Dakota Uniform Trade Secrets Act (S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-29-1 to 37-29-11): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap explained.
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Tennessee Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Tennessee Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Tenn. Code §§ 47-25-1701 to 47-25-1709): what qualifies, the 3-year deadline, remedies, and DTSA overlap.
Texas Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 134A.001-134A.008): definitions, reasonable royalty damages, the 3-year deadline, and DTSA overlap.
Trade Secret Laws by State: UTSA & DTSA (2026)
How trade secret law works across all 50 states and DC: the UTSA, the federal DTSA, remedies, and limitations periods, with a guide for every state.
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Utah Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Utah Code §§ 13-24-1 to 13-24-9): what qualifies, the 3-year deadline, injunctions and damages, and how the federal DTSA applies.
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Vermont Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Vermont Trade Secrets Act (9 V.S.A. §§ 4601-4609) protects confidential business information. Learn what qualifies, available remedies, and the 3-year deadline.
Virginia Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Virginia trade secret law (Va. Code §§ 59.1-336 to 59.1-343): 3-year deadline, what qualifies, remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in Virginia.
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Washington Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Washington Uniform Trade Secrets Act (RCW 19.108), the first UTSA state statute (1982). Learn what qualifies, the 3-year deadline, and available remedies.
West Virginia Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
West Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (W. Va. Code §§ 47-22-1 to 47-22-10) covers misappropriation with a 3-year deadline. Learn the two-part test, available remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in West Virginia.
Wisconsin Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Wisconsin's trade secret statute (Wis. Stat. § 134.90, enacted 1985) consolidates all UTSA provisions in one section with a 3-year deadline. Learn the two-part test, remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in Wisconsin.
Wyoming Trade Secret Laws: UTSA, Remedies & Deadlines
Wyoming Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Wyo. Stat. §§ 40-24-101 to 40-24-110, enacted 2006) replaced common law protection with a 3-year civil deadline. Learn the two-part test, available remedies, and how the federal DTSA applies in Wyoming.