Defend Trade Secrets Act, misappropriation by a person under a duty to limit use (18 U.S.C. 1839(5)(B)(ii)(II))
A buyer that received a trade secret under a licence limiting its use, and uses it beyond the licence, misappropriates it. That protection lasts only while the holder takes reasonable measures to keep the data secret, which a confidentiality clause is part of.
Dated 28 Oct 2026Source checked 28 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 8 Nov 2026Basis: primary text
Selling a company's data? This is one of the rules a sale has to meet, and the guide beside the button reads it in plain words.
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“acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain the secrecy of the trade secret or limit the use of the trade secret”
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