Blog Post
Dec 3, 2012
United States Senate Unanimously Approves the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act
Last week, the United States Senate unanimously approved the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act (“the TTSCA”). The TTSCA, which was co-authored by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Senator Herbert Kohl of Wisconsin, was introduced as S.3462 in order to strengthen the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (“the EEA”). To achieve this goal, the TTSCA broadens federal law to ensure it addresses the theft of trade secrets related to a product or service used in interstate commerce.
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