trade secret
Example Sentences
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A Taiwanese court sentenced a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing employee to 10 years in prison for trade secret theft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Intellectual property concerns have landed India on the 'Priority Watch List', for which the report cites weak patent protections and a lack of trade secret laws.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
The fee varies from industry to industry, and the fees that the largest merchants pay are typically a closely guarded trade secret.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
We appealed that to the attorney general, and the attorney general ruled in our favor that this was not actually a trade secret and forced the police to reveal this information.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024
When me and Bill Bassett was left alone I did a little sleight-of-mind turn in my head with a trade secret at the end of it.
From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.
