Protecting U.S. Trade Secrets
Blog by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee
Innovators of all types, from independent inventors to large corporations, rely on trade secrets to safeguard their creativity, gain competitive advantage, and further their business goals. Congressional passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and the signing of the bill by the President this week, strengthens U.S. trade secret protection for U.S. companies and innovators, allowing trade secret owners to now have the same access to federal courts long enjoyed by the holders of other types of IP.
Read more in my opinion editorial, “Protecting America’s Secret Sauce: The Defend Trade Secrets Act Signed Into Law,” in The Huffington Post.
Posted at 05:20AM May 13, 2016 in USPTO |