For the second time in as many months, Congress has amended the Economic Espionage Act (EEA). Last month, President Obama signed into law the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012. As the name suggests, the new law enhances the EEA’s criminal penalties in response to a marked increase in international trade secret misappropriation and the widespread perception that the existing penalties were not sufficient.

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