Trade Secrets Definition Example with 8 Variations

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Trade Secrets. Information, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its... disclosure or use; and (b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy View More

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Trade Secrets. Information, information, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, a prototype, financial data, financial plans, product plans plans, or lists a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) is not commonly known by or... available to the public and which information: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (b) (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy secrecy. Trade Secrets also include any information or data described above that the Company obtains from another party and that the Company treats as proprietary or designates as a Trade Secrets, whether or not owned or developed by the Company. View More
Trade Secrets. Information, without regard to form, information including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons... who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; use, and (b) (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy secrecy. View More
Trade Secrets. Information, information of USA, its affiliates or customers, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a design, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans plans, or lists a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers which is not... commonly known by or available to the public and which information: (a) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; use, and (b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy secrecy. View More
Trade Secrets. Information, without regard to form, including, any information, including but not limited to, to technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans plans, information on customers, or lists a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) suppliers, which:... (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; use, and (b) (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy View More
Trade Secrets. Information, without regard to form, including, any information, including but not limited to, to technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans plans, information on customers, or lists a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) suppliers, which:... (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; use, and (b) (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy secrecy. View More
Trade Secrets. Information, information, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans plans, or lists a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public... and which information: (a) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy View More
Trade Secrets. Information, without regard to form, Employer or Affiliate information including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (a) which: (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means... by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (b) (2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy secrecy. View More
Trade Secrets. Information, without regard all Employer information defined to form, including, constitute a trade secret under applicable law, which may include, but not be limited to, technical or non-technical nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which which: (a) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being... generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy View More
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