Title XXVI — TRADE AND COMMERCE

417.426. False or fraudulent statements, failure to make required disclosures, civil liability — damages — punitive damages, when — attorney general's duties. — 1. Any invention developer who violates any provision of sections 417.400 to 417.436, or who makes any false or fraudul…

417.427. Confidentiality of all disclosures by customer, exceptions — waiver by customer must be in writing after receiving disclosure. — 1. An invention developer shall maintain as confidential and not use for his own benefit or for the benefit of others all disclosures made to …

417.430. Assignee of invention developer subject to all claims and defenses of customer. — Any assignee of the invention developer's rights shall be subject to all claims and defenses of the customer against the invention developer existing in favor of the customer at the time of…

417.433. Report in writing to be delivered quarterly to customer — content. — For each contract for invention development services, the invention developer, at least once each calendar quarter during the term of the contract, shall deliver to the customer at the address specified…

417.436. Invention developer law not exclusive subject to applicable laws. — The provisions of sections 417.400 to 417.436 are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contract subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law. ­­-------- (L. …

417.450. Law how cited. — Sections 417.450 to 417.467 shall be known and may be cited as "The Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act". ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88 § 1)

417.453. Definitions. — As used in sections 417.450 to 417.467, the following terms mean: (1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means; (2) "Misappro…

417.455. Misappropriation, actual or threatened may be enjoined — injunction terminates, when — exceptional circumstances, defined. — 1. Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret h…

417.457. Damages for misappropriation — punitive damages awarded, when. — 1. Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitl…

417.459. Court's duty in misappropriation, action to preserve secrecy of trade secret. — In an action under sections 417.450 to 417.467, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection w…

417.461. Action for misappropriation must be brought when, time limitation — continuing misappropriation is one claim. — An action for misappropriation shall be brought within five years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should ha…

417.463. Action for misappropriation displaces certain other actions for recovery — actions civil and criminal not affected. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, sections 417.450 to 417.467 displace conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this stat…

417.465. Purpose of the uniform law. — Sections 417.450 to 417.467 shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose of making uniform the law with respect to the subject of trade secrets among states enacting them. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88 § 8)

417.467. Effect of existing misappropriation prior to August 28, 1995. — With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to August 28, 1995, sections 417.450 to 417.467 shall not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after such date. ­­-------- (L. 1…