Is Massachusetts Next to Adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act?

Will Massachusetts join 46 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in adopting the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the “UTSA”)? 

In January 2013, the Massachusetts Legislature proposed House Bill No. 27: An Act Making Uniform the Law Regarding Trade Secrets.  The bill seeks to repeal Sections 42 and 42A of chapter 93 of the Massachusetts General Laws and insert a form of the UTSA as chapter 93K.  Only New York, Texas, North Carolina, and Massachusetts have not yet adopted the UTSA.  New Jersey was the last state to adopt the UTSA last year. The bill was referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on January 2, 2013, and the Massachusetts Senate concurred on February 14, 2013.  

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