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Clearlab SG Pte Ltd v Ting Chong Chai (Trade Secrets)

[2015] SGHC 164
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Protection of trade secrets requires the information to have the necessary quality of confidence, imparted in circumstances importing an obligation of confidence, and used without authorisation.

Key Principle

Protection of trade secrets requires the information to have the necessary quality of confidence, to have been imparted in circumstances importing an obligation of confidence, and to have been used without authorisation.

Area of Law

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