1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act is intended to displace conflicting tort, restitutionary, unfair competition, and other laws of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.

2. (b) This Act does not affect:

   1. (1) contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret, provided however, that a contractual or other duty to maintain secrecy or limit use of a trade secret shall not be deemed to be void or unenforceable solely for lack of durational or geographical limitation on the duty;
   2. (2) other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;
   3. (3) criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
   4. (4) the definition of a trade secret contained in any other Act of this State.

(from Ch. 140, par. 358)

(Source: P.A. 85-366.)