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· 6/11/1993

Hudson Hotels Corporation v. Choice Hotels International, and Robert Hazard

Citations

  • 995 F.2d 1173
  • 1993 WL 197830

How courts have described this case

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  • addressing, in dicta, the notion that a new product idea cannot, as a matter of law, constitute a trade secret
  • opining that novelty is mixed question of law and fact
  • “Once [plaintiffs product was marketed], it could not constitute a. protectible trade secret because, from that time forward, it could not be used secretly and continuously in its business.”

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Judges: Burns

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