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Article: Intellectual Property Alert: California Court Of Appeal Weighs In On The Uniform Trade Secret Act's Preemption Of Common Law Claims.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- March 26, 2009
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On March 3, 2009, the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District of California addressed the issue of whether the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) preempts common law claims based on trade secret misappropriation allegations. Although various district courts, including the Northern District of California, have interpreted the CUTSA to preempt such claims, California appellate courts had remained silent on the issue until now, with the Sixth District issuing an opinion consistent with the federal district courts' CUTSA interpretation.
In K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of America Technology & Operations, Inc. et al.,1 the plaintiff asserted a ...