New California State Court Appellate Decision On The Statute of Limitations For Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

A California appellate court recently held that the statute of limitations for trade secret misappropriation claims against third parties who receive stolen trade secrets from others begins when the plaintiff, not the third party, suspects a misappropriation of trade secrets.

The Court stated: "We conclude that with respect to the element of knowledge, the statute of limitations on a cause of action for misappropriation begins to run when the plaintiff has any reason to suspect that the third party knows or reasonably should know that the information is a trade secret. The third party’s actual state of mind does not affect the running of the statute."

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