Senate Bill No. 558–Committee on Government Affairs

 

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AN ACT relating to information; providing additional protection for trade secrets; defining an employer’s right to intellectual property created by his employee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. Chapter 600 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

 new section to read as follows:

   Except as otherwise provided by express written agreement, an

 employer is the sole owner of any patentable invention or trade secret

 developed by his employee during the course of the employment that

 relates directly to work performed during the course of the employment.

   Sec. 2.  Chapter 600A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

 new section to read as follows:

   The owner of a trade secret is presumed to make a reasonable effort to

 maintain its secrecy if the word “Confidential” or “Private” or another

 indication of secrecy is placed in a reasonably noticeable manner on any

 medium or container that describes or includes any portion of the trade

 secret. This presumption may be rebutted only by clear and convincing

 evidence that the owner did not take reasonable efforts to maintain the

 secrecy of the trade secret.

 

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