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Restaurant Espionage: When Recipes Are Not Trade Secrets
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Vol 38 No 1
By: Patricia Diaz and Denney Rutherford
Executive Summary: A case involving purloined trade secrets is presented. Although Old Country Buffet, the plaintiffs in the case, made a strong case that their trade secrets had been stolen, a Federal District court ruled against them, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling on appeal. The facts of the case (as found in the trial record) are discussed, as well as the district court's ruling. Steps to prevent espionage of the kind experienced by Old Country Buffet are offered.
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- Restaurant Espionage: When Recipes Are Not Trade Secrets By: Patricia Diaz and Denney Rutherford
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