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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 16.010 — MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS

CP § 16.010Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 16. LIMITATIONS · Art. A. LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL ACTIONS

Statute text

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(a)A person must bring suit for misappropriation of trade secrets not later than three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered.
(b)A misappropriation of trade secrets that continues over time is a single cause of action and the limitations period described by Subsection (a) begins running without regard to whether the misappropriation is a single or continuing act.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 1997.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.010 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.