The case for trade secrets reform in the US

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The case for trade secrets reform in the US

August 06 2014

If a US company discovers an employee has downloaded its trade secrets onto a thumb drive and is speeding towards the airport to board a plane to China to sell them, the options to stop him are slim to none. Efforts are underway in Congress to change this, with the introduction of trade secrets legislation in both houses

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