Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93 § 42F

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 93:42F - Sections 42 to 42G to supersede conflicting laws except in certain circumstances
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), sections 42 to 42G, inclusive, shall supersede any conflicting laws of the commonwealth providing civil remedies for the misappropriation of a trade secret.
(b) Sections 42 to 42G, inclusive, do not affect:
(1) contractual remedies, provided that, to the extent such remedies are based on an interest in the economic advantage of information claimed to be confidential, such confidentiality shall be determined according to the definition of trade secret in section 42, where the terms and circumstances of the underlying contract shall be considered in such determination;
(2) remedies based on submissions to governmental units;
(3) other civil remedies to the extent that they are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
(4) criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 42F

Amended by Acts 2018, c. 228,§ 19, eff. 10/1/2018.
See Acts 2018, c. 228, § 70.