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765 ILCS 1065/5 (2026)

If (i) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, (ii) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or (iii) willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party

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(765 ILCS 1065/5) (from Ch. 140, par. 355)
    Sec. 5. If (i) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, (ii) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or (iii) willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
(Source: P.A. 85-366.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2023 · leading case: Conxall Corp. v. Iconn Sys., LLC, 2016 IL App (1st) 140158 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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Conxall Corp. v. Iconn Sys., LLC, 2016 IL App (1st) 140158 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “” 765 ILCS 1065/5 (West 2008). The question dispositive of this 10 1-14-0158 issue is whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard when determining whether Conxall’s claims were brought in “bad faith,” as that term is used and understood in the Act.”
Multimedia Sales & Mktg., Inc. v. Marzullo, 2020 IL App (1st) 191790 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Thus, because MSM failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact that it kept its customer information secret, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to defendants on MSM’s trade secrets claims. ¶ 28 Attorney’s Fees ¶ 29 The Act provides, in part, that if “a…”
Mangren Rsch. & Dev. Corp. v. Nat'l Chem. Co., Inc., & Nat'l Mold Release Co., 87 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 1996). “That conclusion also resolves defendants’ challenge to the fee award under 765 ILCS 1065/5, as that section authorizes an award of fees where "willful and malicious misappropriation exists.”
Conxall Corp. v. Iconn Sys., LLC, 2016 IL App (1st) 140158 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “” 765 ILCS 1065/5 (West 2008). The question dispositive of this issue is whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard when determining whether Conxall’s claims were brought in “bad faith,” as that term is used and understood in the Act.”
Learning Curve Toys, Inc. v. Playwood Toys, Inc., 342 F.3d 714 (7th Cir. 2003). “See 765 ILCS 1065/5(iii) (permitting the court to award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party where “willful and malicious misappropriation exists”).”
Multimedia Sales & Mktg., Inc. v. Marzullo, 2020 IL App (1st) 191790 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “-5- ¶ 28 Attorney Fees ¶ 29 The Act provides, in part, that if “a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith *** the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.”
Learning Curve Toys, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Playwood Toys, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Roy Wilson, Harry Abraham, & John Lee, Counter-Defendants-Appellees, 342 F.3d 714 (7th Cir. 2003). “See 765 ILCS 1065/5(iii) (permitting the court to award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party where "willful and malicious misappropriation exists").”
Savis, Inc. v. Khoury, 2023 IL App (2d) 230083-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 765 ILCS 1065/5 (West 2022). The Act does not define “bad faith.”
LQD Bus. Fin., LLC. v. Rose (N.D. Ill. 2023). “§ 1836 (b)(3)(D), and the Illinois Trade Secrets Act, 765 ILCS 1065/5, both of which authorize an award of attorney's fees to a prevailing defendant if the claim of trade secret misappropriation was made "in bad faith.”
— 765 ILCS 1065/5(iii) — 2 cases
Learning Curve Toys, Inc. v. Playwood Toys, Inc., 342 F.3d 714 (7th Cir. 2003). “See 765 ILCS 1065/5(iii) (permitting the court to award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party where “willful and malicious misappropriation exists”).”
Learning Curve Toys, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Playwood Toys, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Roy Wilson, Harry Abraham, & John Lee, Counter-Defendants-Appellees, 342 F.3d 714 (7th Cir. 2003). “See 765 ILCS 1065/5(iii) (permitting the court to award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party where "willful and malicious misappropriation exists").”
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