Give Examples of Improper Ways to Learning a Trade Secret

question 9

Essay

Give examples of improper ways to learning a trade secret under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Give an example of a way that is not considered improper or wrong.
Improper ways of learning a trade secret include theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage. Figuring out a recipe by taste trials, known as "reverse engineering", in not considered wrongful.

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