Lehman & Houghton Offer Insights on ITC Trade Secrets Claims

The landscape of trade secret protection in the United States is shifting, and companies need to be aware of all available avenues for safeguarding their valuable intellectual property. In a recent Chambers Expert Focus article, “ITC Trade Secrets Claims: Why Are They Not Used More by Companies in the USA?” attorneys Christine Lehman and Connor Houghton shed light on an underutilized resource in this realm – the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Despite the ITC's potential as an effective venue for protecting trade secrets, it remains relatively untapped by businesses. Most U.S. trade secret claims are still filed in district courts. Lehman and Houghton’s article offers insight on why this might be the case, as well as why companies should consider utilizing the ITC more frequently in the future.

Read the full article here.

Christine Lehman

Connor Houghton