5. A person who misappropriates a trade secret shall not use as a defense to the misappropriation that proper means to acquire the trade secret existed at the time of the misappropriation.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:15-5
Prohibited defense
Known as the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 56:15-1 to 56:15-9 (9 sections).
L.2011, c.161, s.5.
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