Businesses have a variety of reaons to protect their trade secrets. These secrets are often valuable because they give the company a competitive advantage.
In order to protect this asset, businesses are required to take a number of measures to protect the trade secret. These measures often include nondisclosure agreements with employees and other means for preventing the trade secret from becoming public information.
However, if another company or individual discovers the trade secret on their own or through reverse engineering, then the company may not be able to claim that the trade secret was stolen.
If you have been charged with a crime related to a company's trade secret, contact the Appleton trade secret lawyers of Kohler, Hart, & Priebe at 414-271-9595.