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Citation[]

Digital Dev. Corp. v. International Memory Sys., 185 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 136 (S.D. Cal. 1973).

Factual Background[]

Plaintiff claimed to have trade secrets in a disk memory.

Trial Court Proceedings[]

The court held that no express non-disclosure agreements are necessary where employee actually knows that the information is trade secret. The court also found that non-secret manufacturing conduct at the plant did not destroy the trade secret aspects of the product.