Document Type
Note
Abstract
The Note reviews current law, policy, and politics that are part of the discussion around disclosing fracking fluid trade secrets. Part I of this paper provides a background of fracking, why it is valuable, and intellectual property regimes used by owners of fracking relating to intellectual property. Part II reviews the regulatory takings doctrine, trade secret law and the interaction between them. Current disclosure laws, the policy considerations of disclosure law, and political attitudes towards fracking are discussed in Part III. This review concludes with general comments on current disclosure and the potential changes to regulations.
Recommended Citation
Alison Ibendahl,
Note: Fracking Fluids: Regulatory Disclosure and Trade Secret Ingredients,
1
Notre Dame J. on Emerging Tech.
179
(2020).