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Simple English definitions for legal terms

proper means

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A quick definition of proper means:

Proper means: A way of finding out trade secrets that is fair and doesn't break any laws or ethical standards. Examples of proper means include coming up with the idea on your own, studying publicly available information, and taking apart a product to figure out how it works. Trade secrets are like private property, but they only stay secret if they are discovered through improper means. This means that if someone finds out a trade secret in a fair way, the owner of the secret can't sue them for using it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Proper means refer to any method of discovering trade secrets that does not violate property-protection statutes or standards of commercial ethics. This includes independent invention, reverse engineering, observing the product in public, and studying published literature.

Explanation: Trade secrets are protected in a similar way to private property, but only when they are disclosed or used through improper means. Trade secrets do not have the same absolute monopoly as patented processes, and they will lose their character as private property when the owner divulges them or when they are discovered through proper means. Therefore, it is the use of improper means to produce the trade secret, rather than mere copying or use, which is the basis of liability.

Examples:

  • Independent Invention: If a person independently comes up with the same idea or product as another company, they have used proper means to discover the trade secret.
  • Reverse Engineering: If a person takes apart a product to understand how it works and then creates a similar product without stealing any confidential information, they have used proper means to discover the trade secret.
  • Observing the Product in Public: If a person observes a product being used or sold in public and then creates a similar product without stealing any confidential information, they have used proper means to discover the trade secret.
  • Studying Published Literature: If a person studies published literature, such as patents or academic papers, to understand how a product works and then creates a similar product without stealing any confidential information, they have used proper means to discover the trade secret.

These examples illustrate that proper means involve discovering trade secrets without violating any laws or ethical standards. It is important to use proper means to avoid liability for trade secret misappropriation.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
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usc pls pull through .....
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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