Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Hawaii · Trade Secrets · §§ 482B-1 to 482B-9 · 9 sections
Overview
The act governs the protection of trade secrets and the consequences of their misappropriation, defining what information qualifies for protection and what conduct amounts to improper acquisition, disclosure, or use. It establishes civil remedies for owners — injunctive relief against actual or threatened misappropriation, damages, and attorney's fees in some circumstances — while also treating theft of a trade secret as a criminal offense, and it addresses the effect of posting or disseminating protected information on the Internet. It further supplies a rebuttable presumption that an owner took reasonable steps to keep the information secret, provides for preserving secrecy during proceedings, fixes a limitations period for claims, and sets out how it interacts with other law and remedies.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 7 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 780 FSUPP2D 1061 - BlueEarth Biofuels, LLC v. Hawaiian Electric Co.
Sections covered
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-1Short title1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-2Definitions3 cites
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-3Injunctive relief
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-4Damages1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-5Attorney's fees1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-6Preservation of secrecy
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-7Statute of limitations
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-8Effect on other law1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-9Severability
Enacted in other states
Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
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