California · Evidence Code

EVID §1060: If he or his agent or employee claims the privilege, the owner of a trade secret has a privilege to refuse to disclose the secret, and to prevent another from disclosing it, if the allowance of the pr

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Trade secret owners and their agents or employees may refuse to disclose trade secrets and prevent others from disclosing them under a legal privilege.

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If he or his agent or employee claims the privilege, the owner of a trade secret has a privilege to refuse to disclose the secret, and to prevent another from disclosing it, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice.

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