A relatively recent development in the USA is the adoption of the UTSA, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which has been adopted by approximately 40 states as the basis for trade secret law. It is believed that a measure of uniformity among different states' laws will strengthen business' claims on their trade secrets.


Another significant development in U.S. law is the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. §§ 1831-1839), which makes the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret a federal crime. This law contains two provisions criminalizing two sorts of activity. The first, 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a), criminalizes the theft of trade secrets to benefit foreign powers; the second, 18 U.S.C. § 1832, criminalizes their theft for commercial or economic purposes. (The statutory penalties are different for the two offenses.)

A relatively recent development in the USA is the adoption of the UTSA, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which has been adopted by approximately 40 states as the basis for trade secret law. It is believed that a measure of uniformity among different states' laws will strengthen business' claims on their trade secrets.
美国最近通过了统一商业秘密法案，约有40个州通过了这一法案，该法案是商业秘密法的基础。据信，美国将采取一项统一各州法律的措施以加强对企业商业机密的保护。

Another significant development in U.S. law is the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. §§ 1831-1839), which makes the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret a federal crime. This law contains two provisions criminalizing two sorts of activity. The first, 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a), criminalizes the theft of trade secrets to benefit foreign powers; the second, 18 U.S.C. § 1832, criminalizes their theft for commercial or economic purposes. (The statutory penalties are different for the two offenses.)
另一项较有意义的美国立法进展是1996年颁布的经济间谍法案（18 U.S.C. §§ 1831-1839）， 该法案将窃取或滥用商业机密定为一项联邦犯罪。该法律中有两项条款对两类活动进行定罪。第一项，18 U.S.C. § 1831(a)，对窃取商业机密以使国外机构获利进行定罪，第二项， U.S.C. § 1832，对窃取商业机密用于商业或经济目的进行定罪。（对这两种犯罪的法定处罚不同。）