Which of the Following Is True with Regard to the Law

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to the law of trade secret/breach of confidence?

• A) A person could seek protection under the law of trade secret and the law of copyright at the same time.
• B) The subject matter protected by the law of trade secret is set out in the provincial Trade Secrets Act.
• C) The protection afforded by this area of the law applies only to personal information, not commercial matters the disclosure of which would increase competition.
• D) An injunction could be granted by the court only against a person who stole a trade secret, not against a third person using the stolen secret.
• E) An Anton Piller order is an order of the court requiring a person who stole and used a trade secret to make an accounting of all the profit realized from its use.

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Definitions:

Reasonable Means

Actions or methods that are considered fair, appropriate, and sensible according to the average person's judgment under specific circumstances.

Mailbox Rule

A legal principle that deems an offer as accepted once the acceptance is dispatched, not when it is received by the offeror.

Dispatched

refers to sending off to a destination or for a specific purpose.

Effective

Achieving a desired or intended result, or coming into force; successfully producing a desired or intended result.