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Intellectual Property

Feb. 3, 2020

Do you have to disclose trade secrets to protect them?

What specific trade secrets were stolen, and why should they be given any protection? These seem to be fair questions to ask a plaintiff who files a trade secret complaint. Otherwise, a competitor could bring a meritless lawsuit and use the broad rules of discovery to gain a competitive advantage by conducting a fishing expedition to uncover information that it otherwise is not entitled to have.

Samuel Yu

Partner
Kahana & Feld LLP

2603 Main Street, Suite 350
Irvine , CA 92614

Email: syu@kahanafeld.com

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What specific trade secrets were stolen, and why should they be given any protection? These seem to be fair questions to ask a plaintiff who files a trade secret complaint. Otherwise, a competitor could bring a meritless lawsuit an...

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