Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-341

Effect on other law

Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

The act spans §§ 59–59 (9 sections).

Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Microstrategy Incorporated v. Business Objects Sa (2005)

Most recently applied in 332 F. Supp. 3d 1022 - Darton Envtl., Inc. v. Fjuvo Collections, LLC (August 2018)

1986, c. 210.

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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.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this Commonwealth providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.

B. This chapter does not affect:

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

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

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

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.