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A trade secret can also be revealed legally, and you have no recourse in this case, even if it was not your intention to reveal it. Illegal disclosure may be made by people who: Used illegal means, such as theft or bribery, to obtain the information.
Breaching an NDA, depending on the conditions laid out, can lead to a monetary penalty, a lawsuit or even termination of employment, said Fromholz.
Trade Secrets Act This statute, enacted in 1948, is actually of narrow applicability. It forbids federal government employees and government contractors from making an unauthorized disclosure of confidential government information, including trade secrets.
Nevada jurisprudence has long recognized the legality of contractual non-compete agreements. 2 Generally speaking, if an agreement is reasonable in terms of its geographic scope and time, it will be enforced.
Due to the Statute of Frauds, an agreement generally must be in writing to be enforceable if it lasts for more than a year. If your NDA was only verbal, you can probably break it after a year.
The NDA ensures your secrets remain secret, and if they do not you have legal recourse against the person or entity that disclosed them. When an NDA is violated, you can ask the court to enjoin the party responsible from infringing or misappropriating your trade secrets, and you can sue for any resulting damages.
Generally, confidentiality agreements are enforceable when they meet the general requirements of a contract.
Trade secrets may be disclosed during meetings between parties. Ideally, such disclosures are made under a confidential disclosure or nondisclosure agreement, and should always reveal only as much trade secret information as is required under the circumstances.
Since trade secrets are not made public, unlike patents, they do not provide defensive protection, as being prior art.
The contractual consequences of a breach of a NDA could include a compensation claim or securing an injunction order to prevent further damage or loss arising from the breach of confidentiality.