How Much Is That Trade Secret Worth?

摘要

The law imposes a "value" standard on trade secrets. A trade secret is valuable (in one rendition of such laws) and thus protectable if it gives its owner "an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it." It does not say how valuable, it just establishes that it is valuable if it meets this criterion. Certainly, courts appear very willing to deny protection to any alleged trade secret that is deemed to be "valueless." "How much are our corporate trade secrets worth?" thus becomes a very important question under a variety of business and legal scenarios - restraining orders, injuctions, licenses, mergers, and overall company worth.