Opinion ID: 195601
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Heading: Federal Preemption of State Trade Secrets Claim

Text: 26 Grumman unsuccessfully sought to convince the district court that Section 301 of the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 301 (1988 & Supp. IV 1992), preempts DG's state law action for misappropriation of trade secrets. The district court held that DG's trade secrets claim was not preempted because DG did not simply allege conduct equivalent to the copying and use which form the basis of an infringement claim; instead, DG's trade secrets claim was based on Grumman's acquisition of ADEX in violation of confidentiality agreements binding on former DG employees and service customers. Grumman IV, 795 F.Supp. at 507.