The owner of a trade secret shall have remedy by civil action for misappropriation of his trade secret.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-153
Action for misappropriation
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 190 N.C. App. 315 - Washburn v. Yadkin Valley Bank & Trust Co. (2008)
Most recently applied in 266 N.C. App. 593 - Sterling Title Company v. Martin (August 2019)
1981, c. 890, s. 1.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.