Theft of trade secret is the act of illegally obtaining commercial or technical information that is used by businesses to gain an economic advantage over competitors or customers. It is considered as a federal crime.
"Theft" isn't really the word to apply here, because it's not exactly thievery; usually we use "violation" or "infringement" when talking about intellectual property, because we're violating the owner's rights.
Uploading a song to YouTube without a license would be an example of copyright infringement.
A knockoff Coach bag would be an example of trademark infringement.
Counterfeit drugs would be an example of patent infringement (and trademark infringement).
Theft of intellectual property can go under various names:
Plagiarism is passing off someone else's work as your own.
Copyright Infringement is copying, distributing, altering, or performing/displaying someone else's work without permission.
Trademark Violation is using someone else's business name, logo, or slogan on your own product, to cause confusion in the marketplace.
Most so-called "theft" of intellectual property is more accurately called infringement, although certain violations of trademark and patent laws in particular can be prosecuted as fraud.
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Building covered bridges without metal nails, metal screws or metal bolts is a trade secret. Classified information could be considered to be a trade secret.
Get StartedThe United States Secret Service investigates identity theft, credit card fraud, check fraud, telemarketing fraud and computer fraud. If you are the victim of identity theft, then you may want to use this letter to report the theft to the Secret Service and request an investigation. You should first file a complaint with the FTC and your local police department before contacting the Secret Service. The Secret Service works closely with the FTC and the local police department.While the Secret Service does investigate identity theft, it does not begin an investigation of all identity theft cases; but rather only those that are of a high dollar amount or are in some other way peculiar. Generally, the Secret Service will refer you to the local authorities to investigate complaints. However, it may be helpful to report an individual identity theft to the Secret Service because it may be indicative of a large identity theft ring or conspiracy (something the Secret Service may choose to investigate).If you would prefer to call the United States Secret Service first, the national phone number for the Secret Service is (202) 406-5708, but you may receive faster service if you call the Secret Service's nearest field office. The nearest field office to you may be found on the Secret Service web site.
A trade secret is any information used in a business that may give the business an advantage over competitors who do not know the trade secret. Not sharing this secret means keeping company information safe.
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The cast of A Trade Secret - 1915 includes: Frederick de Belleville as The chemist
By definition, a trade secret is only valuable as long as it remains secret. In theory, you could negotiate secret pricing with each customer and have them sign non-disclosure assurances, thus maintaining secrecy. So, yes, pricing information can certainly be a trade secret, but not if you are going to advertise your pricing in public.
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Trade can be a noun (His trade was carpenter), a verb (I'll trade you mine for yours), or an adjective (Sorry, that's a trade secret).