Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA)

Federal civil · Intellectual Property · 472 cases filed and closed (1988–present).

472

Cases filed

98.7%

Ended before a merits judgment

466 of 472 cases

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Plaintiff win

of 6 merits judgments

16.7%

Defendant win

of merits judgments

Most cases never reach a ruling on the merits. Of 472 filed, 98.7% closed without one — settled, dismissed, transferred, or remanded. The win rates above describe only the 6 that a judge actually decided.

How they closed

Other76.5%
Dismissed12.3%
Settled8.5%
Transferred1.3%
Plaintiff win0.6%
Mixed0.4%
Remanded0.2%
Defendant win0.2%

Where you file matters

The same claim resolves differently across districts. Plaintiff-win rate among merits judgments, busiest courts first.

District Court, C.D. California
29 cases · — decided
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Source: FJC Integrated Database (public domain), via CourtListener — federal civil cases filed and terminated, 1988–present. Figures are descriptive statistics about how cases of a given type have closed in a given court. They describe the historical record — not a prediction or assessment of any specific case. Not legal advice.