Granny's Cookies Is a Bakery Located in a Small Town

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Granny's Cookies is a bakery located in a small town in Nebraska. However, Granny's has a strong Internet presence and ships cookies throughout the United States. Granny's recipes for its cookies are a trade secret. The employees at the Nebraska store who need to know the recipes to bake the cookies are aware of the recipe. The employees have signed a nondisclosure agreement. Jim Bradford, one of Granny's bakers, just took a job with Chippers, a cookie company located in San Diego, California. Chippers also has a strong Internet presence. Which of the following is a correct statement?

• A) Granny's can probably not stop Jim from taking the job.
• B) Granny's probably can stop Jim from taking its recipes to Chippers.
• C) Granny's has no remedy because the recipes are in Jim's head and he does not have to take any records with him to have the recipes.
• D) None of the above

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