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Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67 (2026)

Conflicting laws displaced - remedies not affected

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code displace conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.

(B) Sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code do not affect any of the following:

(1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret;

(2) Other civil remedies that are not based on misappropriation of a trade secret;

(3) Criminal remedies, including those in other sections of this chapter, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43 cases (24 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. v. Genesis Equip. & Mfg., Inc., 649 F. Supp. 2d 702 (N.D. Ohio 2009).
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Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. v. Genesis Equip. & Mfg., Inc., 649 F. Supp. 2d 702 (N.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 16× “) Defendants claim that the UTSA, as adopted by Ohio (Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.67), preempts Allied’s common-law claims because those claims “ ‘are based entirely on factual allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Off. Depot, Inc. v. Impact Off. Prods., LLC, 821 F. Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ohio 2011). · cites it 14× “2010) (finding O.R.C. § 1333.67(A) “has been interpreted to bar claims that are based solely on allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets or other confidential information” and dismissing claims based only on alleged misappropriation and misuses of confidential and…”
Glasstech, Inc. v. TGL Tempering Sys., Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 722 (N.D. Ohio 1999). · cites it 9× “Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.67 specifically preempts common law claims, with three articulated exceptions.”
Hanneman Fam. Funeral Home & Crematorium v. Orians, 2023 Ohio 3687 (Ohio 2023). · cites it 11× “Preemption {¶ 18} R.C. 1333.67 preempts tort claims that are based on the misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Thermodyn Corp. v. 3M Co., 593 F. Supp. 2d 972 (N.D. Ohio 2008). · cites it 4× “R.C. § 1333.67. The test to determine whether a state law claim is displaced by OUTSA is to determine whether “the claims are no more than a restatement of the same operative facts” that formed the basis of the plaintiffs statutory claim for trade secret misappropriation.”
Curcio Webb LLC v. Nat'l Benefit Programs Agency, Inc., 367 F. Supp. 2d 1191 (S.D. Ohio 2005). · cites it 6× “69 of the Revised Code do not affect any of the following: (1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret; (2) Other civil remedies that are not based on misappropriation of a trade secret; (3) Criminal remedies, including those in other…”
Kehoe Component Sales Inc. v. Best Lighting Prods., Inc., 933 F. Supp. 2d 974 (S.D. Ohio 2013). · cites it 4× “” Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67. This Court has recognized that such displacement applies to “all claims based on misappropriation of information even if that information does-not rise to the level of a ‘trade secret.”
Rogers Indus. Prods. Inc. v. HF Rubber Mach., Inc., 936 N.E.2d 122 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “{¶ 29} The HF defendants moved for summary judgment on Rogers’s additional claims, arguing that they were barred by R.C. 1333.67. R.C. 1333.67(A) provides that Ohio’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act “displace[s] conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing…”
Sal's Heating & Cooling, Inc. v. Bers Acquisition Co., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 1756 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Additionally, section R.C. 1333.67(A) states that OUTSA displaces “conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Tomaydo-Tomahhdo, L.L.C. v. Vozary, 2017 Ohio 4292 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Civil Conspiracy, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty {¶32} The court found that Tomaydo-Tomahhdo’s claims for civil conspiracy, tortious interference, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duty were subsumed within its misappropriation…”
Miami Valley Mobile Health Servs., Inc. v. ExamOne Worldwide, Inc., 852 F. Supp. 2d 925 (S.D. Ohio 2012). “” Ohio Revised Code § 1333.67(A); 12 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5308. This statute “has been interpreted to bar claims which are based entirely on factual allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Yoder, 950 F. Supp. 1348 (S.D. Ohio 1997). · cites it 4× “Section 1333.67 of the Ohio Trade Secrets Act specifically states that conflicting tort, restitutionary and other civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret are displaced by the Act.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(A) — 27 cases
Off. Depot, Inc. v. Impact Off. Prods., LLC, 821 F. Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ohio 2011). “2010) (finding O.R.C. § 1333.67(A) “has been interpreted to bar claims that are based solely on allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets or other confidential information” and dismissing claims based only on alleged misappropriation and misuses of confidential and…”
Rogers Indus. Prods. Inc. v. HF Rubber Mach., Inc., 936 N.E.2d 122 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “{¶ 29} The HF defendants moved for summary judgment on Rogers’s additional claims, arguing that they were barred by R.C. 1333.67. R.C. 1333.67(A) provides that Ohio’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act “displace[s] conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing…”
Miami Valley Mobile Health Servs., Inc. v. ExamOne Worldwide, Inc., 852 F. Supp. 2d 925 (S.D. Ohio 2012). “” Ohio Revised Code § 1333.67(A); 12 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5308. This statute “has been interpreted to bar claims which are based entirely on factual allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Sal's Heating & Cooling, Inc. v. Bers Acquisition Co., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 1756 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Additionally, section R.C. 1333.67(A) states that OUTSA displaces “conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
R.C. Olmstead, Inc. v. CU Interface, LLC, 657 F. Supp. 2d 878 (N.D. Ohio 2009).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(B) — 5 cases
Kehoe Component Sales Inc. v. Best Lighting Prods., Inc., 933 F. Supp. 2d 974 (S.D. Ohio 2013). “” Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67. This Court has recognized that such displacement applies to “all claims based on misappropriation of information even if that information does-not rise to the level of a ‘trade secret.”
Off. Depot, Inc. v. Impact Off. Prods., LLC, 821 F. Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ohio 2011). “2010) (finding O.R.C. § 1333.67(A) “has been interpreted to bar claims that are based solely on allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets or other confidential information” and dismissing claims based only on alleged misappropriation and misuses of confidential and…”
Glasstech, Inc. v. TGL Tempering Sys., Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 722 (N.D. Ohio 1999). “Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.67 specifically preempts common law claims, with three articulated exceptions.”
Prof'l Investigating & Consulting Agency, Inc. d/b/a PICA Corp. v. SOS Sec. LLC (S.D. Ohio 2020).
Keller North Am., Inc. v. Earl (N.D. Ohio 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(B)(1) — 6 cases
Glasstech, Inc. v. TGL Tempering Sys., Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 722 (N.D. Ohio 1999). “Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.67 specifically preempts common law claims, with three articulated exceptions.”
Tomaydo-Tomahhdo, L.L.C. v. Vozary, 2017 Ohio 4292 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “Civil Conspiracy, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty {¶32} The court found that Tomaydo-Tomahhdo’s claims for civil conspiracy, tortious interference, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duty were subsumed within its misappropriation…”
Hanneman Fam. Funeral Home & Crematorium v. Orians, 2023 Ohio 3687 (Ohio 2023). “Preemption {¶ 18} R.C. 1333.67 preempts tort claims that are based on the misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Metron Nutraceuticals, LLC v. Cook (N.D. Ohio 2023).
Key Realty, Ltd. v. Hall, 2021 Ohio 26 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(B)(2) — 7 cases
Off. Depot, Inc. v. Impact Off. Prods., LLC, 821 F. Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ohio 2011). “2010) (finding O.R.C. § 1333.67(A) “has been interpreted to bar claims that are based solely on allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets or other confidential information” and dismissing claims based only on alleged misappropriation and misuses of confidential and…”
Hanneman Fam. Funeral Home & Crematorium v. Orians, 2023 Ohio 3687 (Ohio 2023). “Preemption {¶ 18} R.C. 1333.67 preempts tort claims that are based on the misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Sal's Heating & Cooling, Inc. v. Bers Acquisition Co., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 1756 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Additionally, section R.C. 1333.67(A) states that OUTSA displaces “conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Phoenix Lighting Grp., LLC v. Genlyte Thomas Grp., LLC, 2018 Ohio 2393 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
Campfield v. Safelite Grp., Inc. (S.D. Ohio 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(B)(2)(a) — 1 case
Prof'l Investigating & Consulting Agency, Inc. d/b/a PICA Corp. v. SOS Sec. LLC (S.D. Ohio 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(B)(3) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Besser v. Ohio State Univ., 721 N.E.2d 1044 (Ohio 2000).
Bierman v. Affinity Physician Network LLC (N.D. Ohio 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.67(a) — 1 case
Shepard & Assocs., Inc. v. Lokring Tech., LLC (N.D. Ohio 2022).
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