Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 1548

Effect on other laws

Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

The act spans §§ 1541–1548 (8 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 351 Ga. App. 133 - One Sixty Over Ninety, LLC v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (2019)

Most recently applied in 351 Ga. App. 133 - One Sixty Over Ninety, LLC v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (June 2019)

PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).

1. No effect. Except as provided in this section, this Act displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other laws of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. This Act does not affect:

A. Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;

B. Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;

C. Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;

D. The duty of any person to disclose information where expressly required by law; or

E. The provisions of the Maine Tort Claims Act, Title 14, chapter 741.

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