Seventh Circuit Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Under Motorola, a trade secret plaintiff can bring its claim against a foreign defendant in the United States even when most of the wrongful conduct occurs outside the USA, so long as there is some act in furtherance of the misappropriation in the United States. In such cases, the trade secret plaintiff can recover damages on all of the defendant's sales caused by the misappropriation even when the sales occur outside the United States.