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Trade Secrets Lose Value When Secrecy is Lost: Calculating Damages

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Whether under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) or under state law uniform trade secrets acts (“UTSA”), assessing monetary damages in trade secret misappropriation cases is rarely easy.  By definition, trade secrets lose their value once they lose their secrecy, but the lost value is often difficult to monetize.  Calculating damages for misappropriation should account for the lost value of the trade secret “asset,” but courts often lose sight of this calculus in fixing damages.  Lost profits, unjust enrichment, and reasonable royalties are common measures of damages in trade secret misappropriation cases, but there is another rarely considered measure of damages:  the diminution in value of a plaintiff’s trade secret caused by the misappropriation.  Damages for the diminution in value of a trade secret are a form of compensatory damages, though some courts will grant injunctive relief due to the difficulty in valuing t

Ninth Circuit Recognizes Continued Use Doctrine Under The DTSA, But Confirms That Patent Publication Precludes Claim - Intellectual Property

May a plaintiff bring a DTSA claim for the continued misappropriation of trade secrets that occurs after the DTSA went into effect, even if the initial misappropriated occurred before the DTSA was effective? Does the publication of a patent application containing the trade secrets at issue in a DTSA claim prevent the plaintiff from asserting the DTSA claim? The Ninth Circuit answered No to the first question and Yes to the second question. First, the Court determined that a DTSA claim may arise from continued misappropriation that occurred after the DTSA went into effect even if the initial disclosure of the trade secret occurred

Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials | Fish & Richardson

Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials | Fish & Richardson
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