proprietary information

Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.

The term "proprietary information" means competitive bid preparations, negotiating strategies, executive emails, internal financial data, strategic business plans, technical designs, manufacturing processes, source code, data derived from research and development investments, and other commercially valuable information that a person has developed or obtained if—

(A) the person has taken reasonable measures to keep the information confidential; and

(B) the information is not generally known or readily ascertainable through proper means by the public.

Source

2014–present 50 U.S.C. § 1708War and National Defense · Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace · in this section