KRS 365.892

Effect on other laws

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Spectrum Scan, LLC v. AGM CALIFORNIA (2007)

Most recently applied in Phoenix Process Equipment Co. v. Capital Equipment & Trading Corp. (April 2017)

Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Created 1990 Ky

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, KRS 365.880 to 365.900 replaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.

(2) KRS 365.880 to 365.900 shall not affect:

(a) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;

(b) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or (c) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.