Helping others move trade secrets enough to determine liability, Osaka court rules
By Toko Sekiguchi ( September 3, 2026, 08:23 GMT | Insight) -- A former employee who helped a company’s departing president transfer information to businesses that went on to operate competing services was liable for assisting trade-secret misuse, an Osaka court has ruled.A former employee who helped a company’s departing president transfer information to businesses that went on to operate competing services was liable for assisting trade-secret misuse, an Osaka court has ruled....
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