Home › USC › Title 18 › Chapter 9018 U.S.C. Chapter 90 — PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS§ 1831— Economic espionage§ 1832— Theft of trade secrets§ 1833— Exceptions to prohibitions§ 1834— Criminal forfeiture§ 1835— Orders to preserve confidentiality§ 1836— Civil proceedings§ 1837— Applicability to conduct outside the United States§ 1838— Construction with other laws§ 1839— Definitions