trade secret

patentandtrademark

Your trade secrets can be as valuable as other forms of intellectual property.  If the trade secrets are worth anything, you must take reasonable steps to preserve them. 
 
Incase Inc. v. Timex Corp., No. 06-1577

patentandtrademark

judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) on the trade secret claim was affirmed - there was no evidence to support plaintiff`s argument that it took reasonable steps to preserve the secrecy of the design in question.