Legal Research Guides by Course - Trade Secret Law

Course Description

This course introduces students to trade secret law, a fourth intellectual property regime. The common law development of trade secret protection as well as the doctrine's philosophical and statutory underpinnings, are covered in the course. Also examined are the relationships between federal and state trade secret laws, the relationships between trade secret law and other intellectual property regimes, and the relationships between trade secret law and other areas of law. Such as employment law and law governing business relationships. A technical background is not required to take the course. (3 credits)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF2971-KF2983 Intellectual Property - General - Antitrust Aspects - Litigation
KF3197 Trade Secrets
KFP330 Pennsylvania Intellectual Property

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online under Intellectual Property Law Resource Center - http://0-iplaw.bna.com.library.law.duq.edu/iprc/
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect under Intellectual Property
• Hein Online
• Westlaw and Lexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Legal Scholarship Network
• LoisLaw under Intellectual Property Law Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp
• CALI under Intellectual Property - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/intellectual-property
• CVN Law School under Intellectual Property (both audio and video cases available)
  Trade Secret (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/trade_secret
• What is Intellectual Property?: Trade Secret Law (FindLaw) - http://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/what-is-intellectual-property-trade-secret-law.html
• Trade Secret (IP Watchdog) - http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tradesecret/
• Trade Secret: Overview (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/trade-secrets/
• IP FAQ: When Does Trade Secret Theft Become a Federal Crime (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=29111
• Trade Secret Law (LawFirms.com) - http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/intellectual-property/trade-secrets/guide-to-trade-secret-law.htm
• An Introduction to Trade Secret Law in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Law Monitor) - http://palawblog.stark-stark.com/2009/06/articles/business-corporate/an-introduction-to-trade-secret-law-in-pennsylvania/
• Trade Secret Law in Pennsylvania (Citizen Media Law Project) - http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/pennsylvania/trade-secrets-law-pennsylvania
• Trade Secret Law in Pennsylvania by Robert Yarbrough - http://yarbroughlaw.com/Publications/pubs%20patent%205%20uniform%20trade%20secrets%20act.htm
• A Brief History of Trade Secret Law by Ernie Linek (BioProcess International) - http://www.bannerwitcoff.com/_docs/library/articles/briefhistory1.pdf

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Intellectual Property

Law School Concentrations

• Intellectual Property

Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013