Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Effect of Notice Provisions on Contracts and Agreements

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) affords trade secret owners a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation occurring on or subsequent to its effective date of May 11, 2016, if, the trade secret is “related to a product or service used in, or intended for use in, interstate or foreign commerce.”