trade secret
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Stefan can't explain more about the technique they use – like the genetic research it's a trade secret.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
District Judge Pamela Chen partially denied Shkreli’s motion to dismiss the case, including ruling that the album can be considered a trade secret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
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
In the recent Amazon complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, Amazon’s ad revenue is currently redacted, a trade secret so big it blots out the sun.
From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023
A Practical Work treating on a process which has heretofore been held as a trade secret by the few who possessed it, and which will successfully mold every and any class of ornamental concrete work.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
