Trade Secrets Treatise

Trinseo Europe GmBH v. Kellogg Brown & Root reviews several important issues of trade-secret law while affirming a JNOV of a $75 million damages verdict; among them, this basic reminder: “[T]rade secret damages—whether measured by a reasonable royalty or lost profits—must, like patent damages, ‘reflect the value attributable to the infringing features of the product, and no more.'” No. No. 24-20460 (Jan. 21, 2026).