The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Trade Secrets Protection Act & Defend Trade Secrets Act: 2016 Updates Live Webcast

New York, NY, January 14, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts. It has scheduled a live webcast entitled: “Trade Secrets Protection Act & Defend Trade Secrets Act: 2016 Updates Live Webcast” This two-hour event is scheduled on February 11, 2016 from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (ET).

Event Synopsis:

Businesses protect their intellectual property (IP) through various legal tools, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. To date, the federal government has failed to standardize trade secret legislation. Trade Secret Law predominantly is governed by the state. Every state, except Massachusetts and New York, has adopted a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The lack of uniform federal protection for trade secrets has become a source of contention for many companies.

In 2014, Congress considered two bills designed to create a new private federal action under the Electronic Espionage Act (EEA). The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and Trade Secret Protection Act (TSPA) were designed to enable trade secret plaintiffs to attack trade secret misappropriations ostensibly cyber espionage and cyber misappropriation. However, the bills failed to pass.

Compared to federal intellectual property law reform focusing on patent trolls, trade secret reform has received little attention. However, it is possible that the bills will fail to address any perceived or real trade secret misappropriation, but instead will create 'trade secret trolls.'

In this two-hour live webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners invited by The Knowledge Group will review the proposed Trade Secrets Protection Act & Defend Trade Secrets Act and will discuss how they may protect trade secrets or contribute to trolling. Speakers will offer best practices to minimize risk when trade secrecy is compromised.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:

- Trade Secrets Protection Act – Overview
- Defend Trade Secrets Act – Overview
- Advantages for Trade Secret Owners
- Uniformity and Other Limitations
- Sanctions for Non-Compliance with New Trade Bills
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine
- Compliance and Litigation Risks
- Best Practices

Speakers:

Christopher Paul Galanek, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP
Carey Dewitt, Shareholder, Butzel Long

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit: https://theknowledgegroup.org/trade-secrets-protection-act-defend-trade-secrets-act-2016-updates-live-webcast-2/

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.