Seyfarth Attorneys Lead Discussion of Proposed EU Trade Secrets Directive at ITech Law World Technology Conference

This week, at the ITech Law World Technology Conference in New York, Seyfarth attorney Dan Hart briefed members of the International Technology Law Association’s Intellectual Property Committee about the European Commission’s proposed Directiveon trade secret protection.  As we have written, the new Directive, if enacted, will substantially alter the legal landscape in Europe regarding trade secret protection and will enhance cross-border certainty within the EU.  Dan’s presentation generated lively discussion among lawyers from a wide variety of jurisdictions regarding the similarities and dissimilarities between European and US trade secret law and similar attempts in the US to federalize trade secret protection.

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