{"data":{"id":"us-pa/12-pa.c.s.-5308","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"12 Pa.C.S. § 5308","heading":"Effect on other law.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this Commonwealth providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.\n(b) Exceptions.--This chapter does not affect:\n(1) contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;\n(2) other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or\n(3) criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.","path":["Title 12 - COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART IV COMMERCIAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 53 TRADE SECRETS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=12\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=53\u0026sctn=8\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 12 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:58Z","sha256":"2e7e8d31d4b01b886b4335ebc59e7d43745b6f72f77297f325729316dfad443d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/12-pa.c.s.-5307","next":"us-pa/12-pa.c.s.-5501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}