In case of conflict of ownership between employee and employer over a trade secret,the employer is normally held to be the owner when:
A)the employee agreed to divulge or use trade secrets.
B)other employees had no contribution in the work.
C)the employee was hired to do work related to it.
D)the employee was not given adequate compensation for the work.

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Courts usually hold the employer to be the owner of a trade secret when: (1)the employee was hired to do work related to the trade secret, (2)the employee agreed not to divulge or use trade secrets,or (3)other employees contributed to the development of the secret.

In Case of Conflict of Ownership Between Employee and Employer