How are client lists protected as trade secrets?

The recent holding Multimedia Sales & Marketing, Inc. v. Marison Murzullo reaffirms:

  • disclosure of a trade secret, no matter how limited, will remove a trade secret’s qualification and eligibility for protection; and

  • attorneys’ fees may be awarded for lawsuits deemed frivolous by the court.

Read about how even minor disclosure of a trade secret in the normal course of doing business can and will strip away the IP rights.

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