This title does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to January 1, 1985. If a continuing misappropriation otherwise covered by this title began before January 1, 1985, this title does not apply to the part of the misappropriation occurring before that date. This title does apply to the part of the misappropriation occurring on or after that date unless the appropriation was not a misappropriation under the law in effect before the operative date of this title.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.10
UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT
Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 3426–3426 (12 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Religious Technology Center v. Wollersheim (1986)
Most recently applied in 162 Cal. App. 4th 501 - Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith (April 2008)
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1724, Sec. 1.
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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