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Today's Terms
Logo
Definition:
A graphic representation or symbol of a company name or trademark.
Fair Use
Definition:
This is a statutory exception that allows the use of a copyrighted work for certain purposes without requiring permission. (See 17 USC § 1075).
Secrecy
Definition:
The subject matter of a trade secret must be secret. Matters of public knowledge or of general knowledge in an industry cannot be appropriated by one as his secret. Matters which are completely disclosed by the goods which one markets cannot be his secret. Substantially, a trade secret is known only in the particular business in which it is used. It is not requisite that only the proprietor of the business know it.
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