Trade Secrets Review: Key 2019 Decisions and Trends (Part I)
“The Court in CMI Roadbuilding, Inc. explained: “At the point [plaintiff] was on notice there was a possible problem, it had a duty to investigate, regardless of its exact knowledge.” In other words, the statute of limitation begins to run under the Defend Trade Secrets Act as soon as a party is on notice that its trade secrets are being misused.” In general, a trade secret is any information used in business if the owner has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret, and the information derives independent economic value, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through...
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