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| | Trade secret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions, confidentiality and trade secrets are regarded as an equitable right rather than a property right (with the exception of Hong Kong where a judgment of the High Court indicates that confidential information may be a property right). | | | The precise language by which a trade secret is defined varies by jurisdiction (as do the particular types of information that are subject to trade secret protection). | | | The importance of that illegality to trade secret law is as follows: if a trade secret is acquired by improper means (a somewhat wider concept than "illegal means" but inclusive of such means), the secret is generally deemed to have been misappropriated. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret
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| | Intellectual Property: The Trade Secret Secret |
| | Basically, the customer is permitted to use the trade secret under a license agreement which expressly obligates the user not to disclose it and to take various precautions to ensure the trade secret status of the software is not jeopardized. | | | To maintain trade secret status, a company must restrict access to its software and impose an obligation of confidentiality on anyone who has access to the trade secret. | | | For aspects of software marketed to others, a licensing program is typically used to enforce the trade secret. |
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http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/9_16/news/9515-1.html
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| | Trade Secret Law |
| | The reason for prescribing this provision is that at present, in civil cases, trade secrets are protected under the Law of Contract and it is a close question as to whether trade secrets are also protected under the Tort Law. | | | Of significance is the Trade Secrets Committee’s power to compromise or settle disputes pertaining to trade secrets as requested by the parties concerned prior to the filing of action in the Court. | | | Another point worth mentioning is that, for the purpose of protecting the confidentiality of trade secrets during trials of civil and criminal cases, the Court may issue orders as it deems appropriate. |
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http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com/Publications/Newsletters/ip_development/trade_secrets.htm
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| | Trade Secrets - Stites & Harbison, PLLC |
| | Regardless if whether the a trade secret action is filed in state or federal court, state law controls the remedy and the forum. | | | Unless a trade secret has been acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty of confidence, a person who obtains the trade secret by proper means is free to use or disclose the information without liability. | | | As in many other jurisdictions, trade secret protection initially developed in the common law. |
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http://www.iplawky.com/wcsb/trade.htm
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| | Trade Secret Law - IPWatchdog |
| | Generally speaking, a trade secret will be protected from exploitation by those who either obtain access through improper means, those who obtain the information from one who they know or should have known gained access through improper means, or those who breach a promise to keep the information confidential. | | | Upon application to the court an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation. | | | Attorneys fees are also available under the Uniform Trade Secret Act if the misappropriate is willful and malicious, or if a motion to terminate an injunction is made in bad faith. |
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http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tradesecret.html
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| | Trade Secret |
| | Unlike copyright and patent law which are federal, trade secret law is state specific though there is a 1979 Uniform Trade Secrets Act which has been adopted in various modified forms by many states. | | | The exceptions where you can continue to use a "trade secret" that you had before someone else invented it and got a patent is when it's a business method or you have suitable documentation that shows you were using it in commerce for more than a year before they applied for their patent. | | | Those who gained the secret through nefarious means or even through a party who got it via nefarious means can be ordered by the courts to keep it secret and never use it. |
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http://www.idearights.com/trdscrt.htm
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| | THE ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1996: THE THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS IS NOW A FEDERAL CRIME |
| | The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 is a major development in the law of trade secrets in the United States and internationally. | | | Although there is no private cause of action for trade secret misappropriation under the Act, the federal criminal penalties imposed for the misappropriation of trade secrets are generally more severe than criminal violations of other intellectual property rights. | | | Persons engaged in trade secret misappropriation can no longer be assured that liability will be limited to civil remedies and damages imposed for such misconduct. |
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http://my.execpc.com/~mhallign/crime.html
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| | Articles - An Overview Of Massachusetts Trade Secret Law |
| | Chapter 93A claims are commonly made in trade secret cases and, with the provisions for orders of injunctive relief and awards of multiple damages and attorneys’ fees, is a potent weapon. | | | A liability for the misuse of trade secrets may be imposed even though there is no legal relationship between the parties. | | | Although this statute provides for severe penalties for the theft of trade secrets, it does not appear to be widely used in comparison to the number of civil case involving allegations concerning misuse of trade secrets. |
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http://laredosmith.com/Articles/An_Overview_Of_Massachusetts_Trade_Secret_Law.htm
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| | Trade_Secrets.rtf |
| | This could be done by a rule that federal patent law preempts state trade secret law, or more precisely bars the use of state common law remedies by possessors of trade secrets. | | | [4] A trade secret is not property in the usual sense--the sense it bears in the law of real and personal property or even in such areas of intellectual property law as copyright--because it is not something that the possessor has the exclusive right to use or enjoy. | | | But the violation is not of a property right to the secret but of a common law right defined without regard to trade secrets or to information in general. |
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http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Trade_Secrets/Trade_Secrets.html
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| | IRMI - Shhhhhhh…Don't Tell Anyone. It's a (Trade) Secret |
| | Another difference between patents and trade secrets is that the trade secret owner doesn't have to pay to have a patent application drafted and prosecuted by an attorney … ahem. | | | So the question becomes, "How secret must my trade secret be?" In many cases, even when information falls short of absolute secrecy, the information may still be awarded trade secret protection if it was improperly acquired by another party. | | | The court held that doing so constituted trade secret misappropriation. |
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http://www.irmi.com/Expert/Articles/2004/Warren11.aspx
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| | The essence of trade secrets protection is that a person with a trade secret may have a remedy in equity and law, if the secret has been misappropriated. | | | The Uniform Trade Secrets Act is an effort to codify the common law with proper clarification of rights and remedies. | | | At the common law, misappropriation of a trade secret could give rise to a remedy. |
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http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/uniformact_summaries/uniformacts-s-tutsa.asp
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| | Faegre & Benson LLP: An Overview of Trade Secret Protection |
| | Unlike patents and copyrights that are governed by federal law, trade secret protection derives primarily from state law. | | | Trade secret owners can also obtain swift and dramatic relief in court if they act quickly and have taken care along the way to document and follow their trade secret protection plan. | | | Second, documented trade secret policies provide evidence in court of the seriousness of the company’s efforts to protect its secrets. |
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http://www.faegre.com/articles/article_1745.aspx
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| | Web Sites and Software as Trade Secrets |
| | Once a trade secret has been revealed, whether or not authorized or intentional or even proper, it is no longer protectable as a trade secret. | | | Generally, trade secret law protects ideas, facts, and know-how, whether in tangible form or not. | | | Just as in the case of copyright protection "web site" and "software" is much too broad a term to use in describing the application of trade secret protection. |
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http://www.himels-computer-law.com/trdscrt.htm
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| | Criminal Consequences of Trade Secret Misappropriation |
| | Trade Secrets May Be Discoverable in a Substantive EEA Case | | | Section 1835 of the EEA authorizes a court to grant a protective order to maintain the secrecy of the purported trade secret during the EEA criminal litigation. | | | Thus, while the EEA does address the nuances of trade secrets, unlike the traditional federal white collar crime offenses of mail or wire fraud, for a victim corporation it may not be a preferred remedy to a civil cause of action for injunctive relief and compensatory damages. |
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http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/st_org/iptf/articles/content/1999052501.html
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| | Marketing Today - Trade Secret Law |
| | Finally, in extreme cases, criminal antitheft laws may be invoked and the trade secret thief subjected to criminal prosecution. | | | If the court finds that trade secret theft has occurred, it may issue an order (injunction) requiring all those wrongfully in possession of the information to refrain from using it or disclosing it to others. | | | Information that qualifies as a trade secret is subject to legal protection (against theft and misappropriation) as a form of valuable property--but only if the owner has taken the necessary steps to preserve its secrecy. |
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http://www.marketingtoday.com/legal/tradesec.htm
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| | Legal Contracts that Protect Your Trade Secret -- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse |
| | If someone who has signed a NDA with you uses your secret without your authorization, you can request a court to stop the violator and sue for damages. | | | It is important to be aware that courts use a rule of reason in deciding whether a noncompete agreement is legal. | | | California does not apply a rule of reason in evaluating an agreement which prevents an individual from pursuing any lawful occupation, but instead, requires that the trade secret holder prove the noncompete agreement is absolutely necessary to protect established trade secrets. |
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http://www.chillingeffects.org/tradesecret/resource.cgi?ResourceID=88
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| | FindLaw Professionals: Patent, Trademark, and Trade Secret Law |
| | Trade secrets are protected only under state law. | | | Although a trade secret need not be unique in the patent law sense, information that is generally known is not protected under trade secrets law. | | | Patent applicants generally rely on trade secret law to protect their inventions while the patent applications are pending. |
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http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/patents/patents_3.html
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| | Injunctions in trade secret actions |
| | Following the trial court's grant of a perpetual injunction against the defendant's further disclosure or use of a trade secret, a third party fully disclosed the trade secret in a patent and the defendant sought a vacation of the injunction on the ground that the trade secret was now in the public domain. | | | Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation. | | | Most trade secret decisions when discussing injunctive relief tend to examine the claim of irreparable harm on a case to case basis. |
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http://www.wptn.com/ts_002_jun01.htm
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| | Trade Secret Practice |
| | Once a trade secret becomes known to the public at large, there is no remedy to prevent continuing use of the secret by the public. | | | Civil and criminal penalties may be available for theft of trade secrets. | | | We prepare cease and desist letters when necessary and will enforce or defend our clients' trade secret rights in state and federal court as the need arises. |
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http://www.dilworthbarrese.com/page12.html
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| | Trade Secret Law Attorneys Los Angeles California Intellectual Property Law Advice |
| | Trade secrets require no filing with a state or federal government agency. | | | The disadvantage of the law of trade secrets is that it does not prohibit someone from “reverse engineering” a product, provided they did not obtain information about the product from someone contractually obligated not to disclose the secret. | | | At Hankin Patent Law, we have extensive experience in trade secret and patent issues and can advise you regarding the best approach to protecting your inventions and trade secrets. |
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http://www.hankinpatentlaw.com/CM/WhomWeService/TradeSecrets.asp
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| | Florida Trade Secret Law Firm - Trade Secret Overview |
| | Unlike many of the other forms of intellectual property protection, trade secrets are generally protected by state law, not federal law. | | | However, if adequate security precautions are taken to ensure that access to the subject matter being distributed is treated as secret, the subject matter may still be considered a trade secret. | | | There are two factors used to determine if subject matter qualifies as a trade secret. |
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http://www.saccoip.com/floridalawyer/tradesecret
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| | Faegre & Benson LLP: Confidential Trade Secret -- Click Here to Download |
| | While case law specifically related to trade secrets posted on the Internet is limited, two cases involving attempts by the Church of Scientology to maintain the secrecy of sacred texts anonymously posted on the web support the principle that publication seriously compromises secrecy. | | | Nan Ya Plastics Corp., the court said that highly sensitive trade secret information belonging to Hoechst that had been publicly available in a court file and that had been accessed by members of the public could still be protected as a trade secret. | | | The court said the secrecy of the information had not been compromised because the amount of public access to the court file was actually quite small and Hoechst had acted nearly instantaneously upon discovering the public availability of the information. |
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http://www.faegre.com/articles/article_462.asp
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| | Wired News: DVD-Cracking Code Not Free Speech |
| | While ruling on the general question of trade secrets, the justices did not resolve Monday whether the DVD code was still a trade secret, leaving that question for a lower court. | | | The high court's unanimous decision Monday reversed a lower court that had ruled disseminating trade secrets is protected by First Amendment rights. | | | But the 6th District Court of Appeal free speech, holding that protecting trade secrets is not as important as "the First Amendment right to freedom of speech." |
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http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,60179,00.html
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| | WITI - Maintaining a Competitive Advantage |
| | Owners of a valid trade secret have the right to prevent others from using their valuable information and in some cases, to collect money damages for illegal use. | | | Number trade secret documents distributed to employees and require that all copies be returned within a set period of time. | | | If your company itself does not take basic steps to protect its secrets, courts will later refuse to offer the company protection under the law when competitors begin to use this valuable information. |
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http://www.witi.com/wire/feature/sleunig/archives/200001/index.shtml
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| | Article: Trade Secret Law for the Employment Lawyer |
| | Practical proof issues in litigating misappropriation of trade secret cases (and in non-compete cases, where a reasonable competitive business interest must be established) arise in establishing the confidential nature of the information to be protected. | | | Aside from patent, trademark, and copyright protection, there are two primary legal sources typically considered in litigation involving alleged misappropriation of an employer’s trade secrets: (1) statutory trade secret law (the now broadly adopted Uniform Trade Secrets Act); and (2) bilateral contracts with employees. | | | The fact that he occupied a similar position at his new employer was significant to the court in that the court found that Redmond could not ‘‘compartmentalize’’ his knowledge of information and he could not help but rely on that information. |
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http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=828&volumeID=62
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| | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TRADE SECRET ("IP/TS") AUDITS |
| | Because trade secret protection in the U.S. is dependent on state law, it is important to be aware of the peculiarities and restrictions of all states in which you may be operating (e.g., California's statutory prohibition on employee noncompetes may force you to tailor your trade secret strategy there). | | | For example, because of a 1991 amendment to unfair competition laws in Japan, for the first time a trade secret owner became able to obtain injunctive relief against third parties with whom he/she had no contractual relationship. | | | Instead, this refers to information provided to professionals when they are rendering services and which they had a legal duty to maintain in confidence; violation of that duty may be a misdemeanor. |
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| | Trade Secrets explained |
| | Under the Uniform Trade Secret Act information must not be generally known, not readily ascertainable, have independant economic value due to secrecy, and be the subject of reasonable efforts to protect secrecy. | | | Foreign countries have similar laws, although, the particular country should be checked before reliance is placed on trade secret law in a foreign country. | | | What specific type of protection is offered under the statute? |
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| | Seattle Copyright Law Attorneys Washington Trade Secret Lawyers Unfair Competition Redmond, Bellevue, Tacoma & King ... |
| | Our attorneys are skilled at counseling clients as to when and how to use trade secrets to protect their intellectual property ; preventing or preparing for trade secret disputes; and prosecuting and defending trade secret cases. | | | From our office in Seattle, Washington, our copyright and trade secret lawyers represent clients throughout Washington and across the United States as well as international clients from Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim, including Japan, China and Hong Kong. | | | For immediate legal advice about your trade secret concerns, call us in Seattle at 206.217.2200. |
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http://www.hallisky.com/CM/PracticeAreaDescriptions/CopyrightLawTradeSecrets.asp
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| | Trade Secret Law and Risk |
| | To maintain trade secrecy, the holder of the trade secret has to make a certain minimum effort to prevent it from being disclosed. | | | For the SCO-vs.-IBM lawsuit, controlling law is that of the State of Utah. | | | Please note that I have no intention of violating anyone's intellectual-property rights — rather, I am seeking instances in which some of those rights have been actually forfeited under controlling law. |
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/nosecrets/legal.html
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| | Definition of "Trade Secret" (Mandatory) - 1910.1200 App D |
| | The nature of the secret is, however, an important factor in determining the kind of relief that is appropriate against one who is subject to liability under the rule stated in this Section. | | | But such is not the case with a trade secret. | | | "Secrecy." The subject matter of a trade secret must be secret. |
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http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10103
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| | Oklahoma Small Business Development Center |
| | Protection will keep 90% - 95% of the populace from infringing, but Protection is only as good as your ability to hire a lawyer and sue for infringement. | | | A good Attorney can draw up a contract that allows all employees or sub contractors are require to sign as a condition of employment saying that they will not disclose the Trade Secret without dire consequence. | | | While federal law requires that a listing of ingredients be on the label of a food product, cosmetic, etc. the exact measure of each ingredient is not required. |
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http://www.nwosu.edu/osbdc/secret.html
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| | Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Publications: Legal Updates: You Acquired Trade Secret Assets. Now, Can You Enforce Them? |
| | No doubt to the surprise and dismay of Chemetall, the district court left the question of whether Chemetall acquired the right to enforce Fraval’s duty of confidentiality for the jury. The appellate court largely agreed. | | | 2) Where possible, obtain an assignment of the seller’s rights under employee trade secret agreements, identifying such agreements both by category and specific listing for key employees; if the seller will not assign all rights, take a partial assignment covering the trade secrets acquired; | | | It is also vital to remember when making an acquisition of trade secrets that the buyer may have to enforce the rights in a non-U.S. jurisdiction. This prospect has to be borne in mind when buying the asset and may influence the valuation of the asset. |
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http://www.dorsey.com/publications/legal_detail.aspx?FlashNavID=pubs_legal&pubid=104524603
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| | EFF: DVD Descrambling Code Not a Trade Secret |
| | DVD CCA effectively gave up a multi-year effort to have the republication of the program, called DeCSS, declared a violation of trade secret laws. | | | The California Supreme Court last year ruled that one could apply preliminary restraint on publication of a computer program only in very narrow circumstances. | | | San Jose, California - In a surprising retreat today, the consortium of entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit against Andrew Bunner, a republisher of a computer program created to allow movie lovers to play their DVDs on computers running the Linux operating system. |
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http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA_case/20040122_eff_pr.php
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| | Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Trade Secret, & Consumer Law Website |
| | I advise clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, including copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. | | | Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Trade Secret, and Consumer Law Website | | | I have also developed a practice in consumer law. |
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| | Trade Secrets Law Forum - Kentucky Fried Chicken Trade Secret Recipe |
| | is the exclusive Administrator/Moderator of the Trade Secrets Law Forum (US and International) and this forum is strictly limited to postings relating to trade secrets law in the United States and internationally. | | | Any abuse of this policy will not be tolerated and will result in the deletion of non-related postings together with such other actions as may be necessary to stop such abuse in the future. | | | Trade Secrets Law Forum - Kentucky Fried Chicken Trade Secret Recipe |
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http://www.rmarkhalligan2.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=213
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| | Employment Opportunities at Trade Secret and Beauty Express Salons |
| | © Copyright 2005 Trade Secret is a division of Regis Corporation | | | No salon or store carries as many of the brand names you love: Paul Mitchell, Nexxus, Back to Basics, Sebastian, Joico, KMS, Redken, American Crew, OPI, Murad, and others. | | | Trade Secret/Beauty Express is part of the Regis Corporation, the world's largest salon company. |
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| | Pair indicted in trade-secret theft CNET News.com |
| | Trade-secret theft largely has been the domain of civil lawsuits, but law-enforcement authorities have become more active. | | | In 2001, for example, criminal trade secret charges were filed against a software company called Avant, now part of Synopsys, and against an employee of the Barksdale Group investment company. | | | According to the indictment, Zhong had secret documents belonging to Trident in his Transmeta office. |
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http://news.com.com/2100-1001-976149.html
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| | The Trade Secret Office, Inc. |
| | All Contents and Images © 2000 - 2004 by The Trade Secret Office, Inc. ® | | | Trade secret is one of the most elusive and | | | The Trade Secret Office provides software products that make determination of trade secret status simpler and more concrete, reducing risk and increasing value for the trade secret owner. |
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| | Trade Secrets Podcast: |
| | I responded with a disclaimer, you don't want to listen to this if you're voting for President W. Or, if you're smart, you should listen to it. | | | It may be that Adam can get dial-in working. | | | Today's Trade Secrets begins with some bad news about Twinkies, and ends with an idea about an aggregator for Netflix use. |
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| | Trade Secret Carnauba Wax |
| | Trade Secret wipes on and off in seconds with absolutely no hazing or streaking. | | | Each jar will provide 30 to 50 applications, and is quite reasonably priced. | | | Trade Secret's white carnauba literally deepens a vehicle's color with each layer. |
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| | Arbor Place - Trade Secret |
| | OPI; Tigi; Trade Secret; Sebastian; Wella; Brosilk; ECMode |
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| | Trade Secret |
| | Additional coats may be applied to create added depth and durability. | | | For the highest gloss finish, let Trade Secret for Wood™ cure for three hours and buff again to desired gloss. | | | Wait for 30-45 seconds, and gently buff-off just as it starts to haze. |
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| | Trade Secret Store Directory Woodfield Shopping Center |
| | Gift Cards can be purchased at participating locations, or can be purchased online. | | | The Gift Cards are redeemable at participating Trade Secret/Beauty Express salons for all our salon services as well as our professional hair care products and accessories. | | | A Gift Card is the perfect gift for holidays, birthdays, thank you gifts, or anytime you want someone in your life to feel extra special. |
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| | Trade Secret Furniture Restoration System |
| | Once you've restored your pieces to their original beauty, the Trade Secret Furniture Polish and Cleaner will maintain and protect that beauty for years. | | | Scratch Removers will help rejuvenate scratched and cracked surfaces, while the Trade Secret Wax Fill Sticks will repair those deeper gouges and damaged areas. | | | With the Trade Secret Furniture Restoration System, you have all of the tools needed to transform battered into beautiful and keep it looking that way. |
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http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/trade_secret_furniture_restoration_system.html
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