An employee for a beverage company combines the ingredients used in creating a particular drink mix.Later he/she is fired from the company and decides to sell the same mix under a new label to a competing company.What concept might be represented in this action?
A)a copyright violation
B)a trade secret,provided a nondisclosure that was signed by the employee
C)a trademark violation,regardless of the lack of a nondisclosure agreement
D)No violation; secrets are secrets only until they are known.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The concept represented in this action is a trade secret. Although the employee combined the ingredients, the recipe and process for creating the drink mix can be considered the company's confidential information and a trade secret. If the employee had signed a nondisclosure agreement, then selling this information to a competing company would be a breach of that agreement.

An Employee for a Beverage Company Combines the Ingredients Used