4402. Trade Secret Defined

4402. "Trade Secret" Defined Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 To prove that the [select short term to describe, e.g., information] [was/were] [a] trades secret[s], [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following: 1. 2. 3. That the [e.g., information] [was/were] secret; That the [e.g., information] had actual or potential independent economic value because [it was/they were] secret; and That [name of plaintiff] made reasonable efforts to keep the [e.g., information] secret. ________________________________________________________________________________ New December 2007; Revised April 2008