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What is a trade secret? |
A
trade secret does not require absolute secrecy. Other people or companies can possess the same information as
long as the facts are not generally known or available.
However, a trade secret owner must take appropriate measures to
protect the information. Please see specific state for details and/or differences. ALABAMA
| ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS
| CALIFORNIA | COLORADO
| CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE
| FLORIDA ALABAMA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Code of Ala. § 8-27-3. Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Alabama
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Code of Ala. § 8-27-4.
Generally, the courts will
award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions against a defendant
who acquired the trade secret information in good faith and materially
changed his/her position before learning that the information was a
trade secret. Code of Ala. § 8-27-4(2) and (3). ALASKA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Alaska Stat. § 45.50.940. Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Alaska
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Alaska Stat. §§ 45.50.910 to 45.50.915.
Generally, the courts will
award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions against a defendant
who acquired the trade secret information in good faith and materially
changed his/her position before learning that the information was a
trade secret. Alaska Stat.
§§ 45.50.910(b) and 45.50.915(b). ARIZONA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Id. Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Arizona
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
A.R.S. §§ 44.402 to 44-404.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. ARKANSAS "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Ark. Stat. Ann. § 4-75-601(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Arkansas
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 4-75-604 and 4-75-606 - 607. Generally, the courts will
award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions against a defendant
who acquired the trade secret information in good faith and materially
changed his/her position before learning that the information was a
trade secret. Ark. Stat.
Ann. §§ 4-75-604 and 4-75-607. CALIFORNIA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.1(b). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
California
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 3426.2 to 3426.4.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. COLORADO "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
C.R.S. § 7-74-102(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Colorado
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
C.R.S. §§ 7-74-103 to 7-74-105.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. CONNECTICUT "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 35-51(b). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Connecticut
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 35-52 to 35-54.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. DELAWARE "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
6 Del. C. § 2001(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Delaware
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
6 Del. C. §§ 2002 to 2004.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. FLORIDA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Fla. Stat. ch.
688.02(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Florida
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Fla. Stat. chs. 688.003 to 688.0005.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. GEORGIA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
O.C.G.A. § 10-1-761(2). Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Georgia
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-762 to 10-1-764.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. HAWAII "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Id. Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Hawaii
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
HRS §§ 482B-3 to 482B-5.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. IDAHO "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Idaho Code § 48-801(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Idaho
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Idaho Code §§ 48-802 and 48-803.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. ILLINOIS "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
765 ILCS 1065/2(b). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Illinois
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
765 ILCS 1065/3 to 1065/5.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. INDIANA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Id. Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Indiana
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Ind. Code Ann. §§ 24-2-3-3 to 24-2-3-5.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. IOWA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Iowa Code § 550.2(3).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Iowa
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Iowa Code §§ 550.3 to 550.5.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. KANSAS "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
K.S.A. § 60-3320(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Kansas
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
K.S.A. §§ 60-3321 to 3323.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. KENTUCKY "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
KRS § 365.880(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Kentucky
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
KRS §§ 365.882 to 365.886.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. LOUISIANA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
La.R.S. 51:1431(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Louisana
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
La. R.S. 51:1432 to 51:1434.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. MAINE "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
10 M.R.S. § 1542(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Maine
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
10 M.R.S. § 1543 to 1545.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. MARYLAND "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Md. Commercial Law Code Ann. § 11-1201(c).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Maryland
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Md. Commercial Law Code Ann. §§ 11-1202 to 11-1204.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. MASSACHUSETTS A
trade secret does not require absolute secrecy. Other people or companies can possess the same information as
long as the facts are not generally known or available.
However, a trade secret owner must take appropriate measures to
protect the information. Id. "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information. Mass.
Ann. Laws ch. 93, § 42 (1996).
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
MICHIGAN "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Michigan
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. MINNESOTA Information,
including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its
disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. Minn. Stat.
§ 325C.01 subd. 5 (1995) "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Minn. Stat. § 325C.01 subd. 3 (1995).
Reverse engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
The
UTSA provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Minn. Stat. § 325C.02-04 (1995).
Generally, the courts will not award damages against a defendant
who acquired the trade secret information in good faith and who
materially changed his/her position before learning that the information
was a trade secret. Minn.
Stat. § 325C.01 subd. 3 (1995) MISSISSIPPI "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-26-3(b). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Mississippi
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 75-26-5 to 75-26-9.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. MISSOURI "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Missouri
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. MONTANA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-402(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Montana
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 30-14-403 to 30-14-405.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NEBRASKA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
R.R.S. Neb. § 87-502(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Nebraska
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
R.R.S. Neb. §§ 87-503 to 87-505.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NEVADA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 600A.030(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Nevada
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 600A.040 to 600A.060.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NEW HAMPSHIRE "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
RSA 350-B:1(II). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
New
Hampshire provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation. RSA 350-B:2
to 350-B:4. Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NEW JERSEY "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
New
Jersey provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. NEW MEXICO "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-3A-2(B). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
New
Mexico provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 57-3A-3 to 57-3A-5.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NEW YORK "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
New
York provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. NORTH CAROLINA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-152(1). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
North
Carolina provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-154.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. NORTH DAKOTA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-25.1-01(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
North
Dakota provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-25.1-02 to 47-25.1-04.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. OHIO "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
ORC Ann. 1333.61(B).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Ohio
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
ORC Ann. 1333.62 to 1333.64.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. OKLAHOMA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
78 Okl. St. § 86(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Oklahoma
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
78 Okl. St. §§ 87 to 89.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. OREGON "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
ORS § 644.461(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Oregon
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
ORS §§ 646.463 to 646.467.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. PENNSYLVANIA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Pennsylvania
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. RHODE ISLAND "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-41-1(B). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Rhode
Island provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 6-41-2 to 6-41-4.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. SOUTH CAROLINA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
S.C. Code Ann. § 39-8-1(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
South
Carolina provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 39-8-2 to 39-8-4.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. SOUTH DAKOTA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
S.D. Codified Laws § 37-29-1(2).
Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. South
Dakota provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
S.D. Codified Laws § 37-29-2 to 37-29-4.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. TENNESSEE "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Tennessee
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. TEXAS "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Texas
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. UTAH "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Utah Code Ann. § 13-24-2(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Utah
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Utah Code Ann. §§
13-24-3 to 13-24-5. Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. VERMONT "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
UTSA § 1(2). Reverse engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation. The
UTSA provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
UTSA §§
2-4. Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. VIRGINIA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Id. Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. Virginia
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Va. Code. Ann. §§
59.1-337 to 59.1-338.1. Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. WASHINGTON "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Rev. Code Wash. § 19.108.010(2). Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Washington
provides several remedies to the damaged party. The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Rev. Code Wash. §§ 19.108.020 to 19.108.040.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. WEST VIRGINIA "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
W. Va. Code § 47-22-1(b). Reverse engineering,
independent creation, review of public records, and buying or licensing
the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information and are not
acts of misappropriation. West
Virginia provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
W. Va. Code §§ 47-22-2 to 47-22-4.
Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. WISCONSIN "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information. Id. Reverse
engineering, independent creation, review of public records, and buying
or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of obtaining information
and are not acts of misappropriation.
Wisconsin
provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Id. Generally,
the courts will award lower damage amounts and narrower injunctions
against a defendant who acquired the trade secret information in good
faith and materially changed his/her position before learning that the
information was a trade secret. Id. WYOMING "Misappropriation"
can include a variety of acts, such as acquiring a trade secret by
improper means or knowingly disclosing confidential information.
Restatement (First) of Torts
§ 757.
Reverse Engineering, independent creation, review of public
records, and buying or licensing the trade secret are proper ways of
obtaining information and are not acts of misappropriation.
Wyoming
provides several remedies to the damaged party.
The courts can: (i) grant injunctive relief for actual or
threatened misappropriation; (ii) assign a reasonable royalty upon the
continued use of the misappropriated trade secret; (iii) give the
plaintiff damages based upon the plaintiff's actual loss, the
defendant's unjust enrichment, or a reasonable royalty rate; (iv) award
exemplary damages and attorney fees; or (v) order the defendant to take
remedial action to remedy the trade secret misappropriation.
Generally, the courts will award lower damage amounts and
narrower injunctions against a defendant who acquired the trade secret
information in good faith and materially changed his/her position before
learning that the information was a trade secret.
Restatement (First) of Torts § 758. |
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