Which of the Following Statements Is True of Misappropriation

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of misappropriation?

• A) Innocently acquiring a secret from another without having knowledge of its theft is an act of misappropriation.
• B) If, through his or her own efforts, one is able to recreate the same information that another considers to be a trade secret, misappropriation has occurred.
• C) If one acquires a secret from another who has a duty to maintain secrecy and one knows of that duty, misappropriation has occurred.
• D) Knowledge or performance of a duty to maintain secrecy is irrelevant in the demonstration of misappropriation.
• E) Recreation of the same information that another considers a trade secret is treated as misappropriation.

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