7th Circ. Motorola Ruling Raises Stakes Of DTSA Litigation

Fitz Collings, Nathaniel Mendell and Benjamin Fox authored the Law360 article, “7th Circ. Motorola Ruling Raises Stakes Of DTSA Litigation.” In the article, the authors discuss the effects of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Motorola Solutions Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd. on the Defend Trade Secrets Act and trade secret and copyright law.

They note:

“First, it means that the DTSA allows parties to sue — and be sued — for misappropriation occurring anywhere in the world if an act in furtherance of the alleged misappropriation occurred in the U.S.”

“Second, the decision significantly increases potential damages because it allows for relief to be based on worldwide sales of products employing misappropriated trade secrets, not only those sold in the U.S. This latter point dramatically increases the risks that flow from trade secret misappropriation — and also increases the incentive to bring claims under the DTSA.”

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