Alabama § 8-27-3 Misappropriation

Alabama Statutes

§ 8-27-3 — Misappropriation

Alabama·Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection·Ch. 27 Alabama Trade Secrets Act

A person who discloses or uses the trade secret of another, without a privilege to do so, is liable to the other for misappropriation of the trade secret if:

(1)That person discovered the trade secret by improper means;

(2)That person’s disclosure or use constitutes a breach of confidence reposed in that person by the other;

(3)That person learned the trade secret from a third person, and knew or should have known that (i) the information was a trade secret and (ii) that the trade secret had been appropriated under circumstances which violate the provisions of (1) or (2), above; or

(4)That person learned the information and knew or should have known that it was a trade secret and that its disclosure was made to that person by mistake.

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A person who discloses or uses the trade secret of another, without a privilege to do so, is liable to the other for misappropriation of the trade secret if:
(1) That person discovered the trade secret by improper means;
(2) That person’s disclosure or use constitutes a breach of confidence reposed in that person by the other;
(3) That person learned the trade secret from a third person, and knew or should have known that (i) the information was a trade secret and (ii) that the trade secret had been appropriated under circumstances which violate the provisions of (1) or (2), above; or
(4) That person learned the information and knew or should have known that it was a trade secret and that its disclosure was made to that person by mistake.

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