Bill to Help Companies Guard Trade Secrets Moving in Senate
- Senate panel advances plan, which has broad corporate support
- Provisions would allow companies to sue in federal courts
The U.S. Capitol is reflected at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington on Oct. 15, 2013.
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Corporations would have a new way to protect their trade secrets -- access to federal courts -- under a bill advancing in the U.S. Senate.
The bill, which would allow companies an automatic right to sue potential violators in federal civil court, sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a voice vote.