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November 1, 2019Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., J. Heath Coffman, Kevin C. Smith
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA) was signed into law in 2013. Prior to this enactment, Texas did not codify a central law governing trade secrets. TUTSA applies to the misappropriation of a trade secret made on or after the effective date (September 1, 2013) of this Act. Since 2013, further amendments have been made to expand and clarify TULSA’s definitions as well as rules, in an effort to provide greater protection against misappropriation claims. This article provides a detailed examination of TUTSA, by discussing trade secret definitions; eligibility requirements for trade secret information; elements of a trade-secret misappropriation claim; remedies under TUTSA and statute of limitation for TUTSA claims.
November 7, 2025Zach Wolfe
Trade Secrets Basics for Business Lawyers
Is it possible to cover the key things Texas business lawyers need to know about trade secrets law in five thousand words or less? There’s only one way to find out. (And this paper is it.)
November 10, 2017Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., J. Heath Coffman, Jared D. Wilkinson
2017 Texas Trade Secrets Update
The first step in protecting a trade-secret is to identify the type of information that qualifies as a trade secret. Under TUTSA, information must meet two requirements in order for it to qualify as a trade secret: (1) it must be the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy; and (2) it must derive independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.