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An Overview of Massachusetts Trade Secret Law

By Marc C. Laredo Virtually all business entities have information that they consider proprietary and confidential. Whether such information is truly a trade secret whose use by others can be limited or barred depends on a number of factors, including the nature of the information sought to be protected and the measures taken to preserve its confidentiality. This overview will address Massachusetts state law on the topics of (1) what is a trade secret; (2) how trade secrets can be protected; (3) the balance between preserving trade secrets and allowing for free competition; and (4) damages and other remedies for the misuse of trade secrets. To read the entire article click here.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on October 23, 2008 (boomark / email).