The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016 introduced a significant legal avenue for trade secret owners, but it also contains a lesser-known provision—whistleblower immunity. This immunity allows individuals, including employees, to disclose trade secrets under specific conditions without liability, especially when reporting wrongdoing.
This is an archive of our webinar held at 12pm ET / 9 am PT on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Chris Buntel, Co-Founder and CIPO of Tangibly, and Brad M. Scheller, Intellectual Property Partner, Mintz, delve into this crucial yet often overlooked component of the DTSA. Chris and Brad will unpack the complexities of the law and provide insights into how whistleblower immunity has evolved since its inception.
Discussion topics include:
- Understanding the statutory language of the DTSA and its whistleblower provisions
- Eight years of case law interpreting whistleblower immunity and its applications
- A comparison of Federal immunity under the DTSA with state-level protections, including highlights from the Northern District of California’s Whistleblower Pilot Program
- Real-world hypotheticals testing the boundaries of whistleblower immunity
Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for in-house counsel, compliance officers, and legal professionals interested in trade secret protections, whistleblower laws, and compliance with DTSA provisions.