In Hicklin Engineering V

question 333

True/False

In Hicklin Engineering v. R.J. Bartell, where Bartell was accused of stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Hicklin that he now used in competition with Hicklin the appeals court held that since anyone could observe process in question at Hicklin, it was not a secret that could be protected.

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