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Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.2

UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT

Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

The act spans §§ 3426–3426 (12 sections).

Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 101 Cal. App. 4th 1443 - Whyte v. Schlage Lock Company (2002)

Most recently applied in Broidy Capital Management, LLC v. State of Qatar (December 2020)

Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1724, Sec. 1.

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(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.

(b) If the court determines that it would be unreasonable to prohibit future use, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time the use could have been prohibited.

(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.