A Decade of the DTSA - Lessons For the Next Phase of Trade Secret Protection

2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), a landmark act that has brought previously unseen legal recognition and protection of trade secrets within the US. This keynote session will reflect on the progress made over the past ten years, key court decisions that continue to change the direction of trade secret legal protection, and predictions on how trade secret legal protection may continue to evolve.