Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1910 (2026)

Effective date.

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UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT


Act 448 of 1998


445.1910 Effective date.

Sec. 10.

    This act takes effect October 1, 1998 and does not apply to misappropriation occurring before the effective date. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began before the effective date, this act does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after the effective date.

History: 1998, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2006 · leading case: Bliss Clearing Niagara, Inc. v. Midwest Brake Bond Co., 270 F. Supp. 2d 943 (W.D. Mich. 2003).
Bliss Clearing Niagara, Inc. v. Midwest Brake Bond Co., 270 F. Supp. 2d 943 (W.D. Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 445.1910. MUTSA provides a statutory action and remedies for misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Compuware Corp. v. Serena Software Int'l, Inc., 77 F. Supp. 2d 816 (E.D. Mich. 1999). “This Act, without relevant exception, displaced any other prior conflicting tort, restitutionary, or other civil law of Michigan on this issue.”
Raymond James & Assocs., Inc. v. Leonard & Co., 411 F. Supp. 2d 689 (E.D. Mich. 2006). “§ 445.1910. It provides injunctive relief and remedies for the misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Ross, Brovins & Oehmke, P.C. v. Lexis/Nexis, 348 F. Supp. 2d 845 (E.D. Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1910 . MUTSA defines “Misappropriation” as (i) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has *865 reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means.”
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