COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADE SECRET LAW IN PRACTICE IN HIGHTECH INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS: A LINK BETWEEN TRADE SECRET PROTECTION, KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVER, AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH?

The article offers information on the history, purpose and significant application of the U.S. trade secret law in the trial courts serving the high-technology industrial districts of Route 128 region of Massachusetts and Silicon Valley in California for protection of business secrets from departing employees. Topics include the difference between the trade secret law in California and Massachusetts, findings of Professor Ronald Gilson on effect of employee mobility and employment agreements.