In Hicklin Engineering v. R.J. Bartell, where Bartell was accused of stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Hicklin that he now used in competition with Hicklin the appeals court held that since anyone could observe process in question at Hicklin, it was not a secret that could be protected.

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The appeals court held that since the process in question could only be observed by authorized personnel and was not known to the public, it qualified as a trade secret and could be protected.

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