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What is Trade secret?

Definition 11.1 The Desk and the Firm · Chapter 11 — Intellectual Property and Non-Competes

A trade secret is information, including source code, models and data, that is not generally known or readily ascertainable by others in the field, that has commercial value because it is secret, and that its holder has taken reasonable steps to keep secret.

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