Trade secrets can give a company a competitive advantage over its rivals in the marketplace. Likewise, "Trade Secrets" can give you a competitive advantage over your rivals in trade secret disputes, whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants. This second edition gives you definitive insight into what a trade secret is . what kinds of economically valuable information can be protected . what trade secret misappropriation is . how a trade secret should be safeguarded . and how to deploy proven litigation strategies to prevail in court. The book offers thorough coverage of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Restatements, and the Economic Espionage Act, and it offers useful checklists, model settlement agreements, and trial testimony excerpts.