Common use of DTSA Clause in Contracts

DTSA. As provided by the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 28 U.S.C. §1833(b) (the “DTSA”), the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is (i) made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, provided such filing is made under seal or per court order. In the event the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Employer for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the trade secret to the Executive’s attorney(s) and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, provided the Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. No prior notice or disclosure to Employer is required for these actions.

DTSA. As provided by the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 28 U.S.C. §1833(b) (the “DTSA”), the Executive Employee shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is (i) made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, provided such filing is made under seal or per court order. In the event the Executive Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Employer Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive Employee may disclose the trade secret to the ExecutiveEmployee’s attorney(s) and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, provided the Executive Employee files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. No prior notice or disclosure to Employer the Company is required for these actions.