An owner of a trade secret that has been misappropriated may seek remedies of injunctive relief and monetary damages, to compensate it for the economic harm resulting from the party that stole and benefitted from the theft of the trade secret. While injunctive relief is the gravamen of any trade secret misappropriation claim, the available monetary damages often drive litigation strategy and often drive a plaintiff’s business, commercial, or market response to the misappropriation.
The trade secret owner may seek injunctive relief and monetary damages under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“USTA”), and if applicable, the federal Defend Trade Secrets
