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Last Updated: 1 月 19, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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为了好玩,我搜索了 "有趣的商业秘密诉讼"。谁知道喜剧俱乐部里(据说)充满了商业秘密!

马来西亚喜剧演员哈里斯-伊斯坎德(Harith Iskander)赢得了由加利福尼亚笑工厂喜剧俱乐部主办的 "世界上最搞笑的人 "比赛。

伊斯坎德尔先生本应赴美演出十次,每次奖金为 $10,000 美元。他只去了三次,而且只在第一次旅行中表演了节目。喜剧俱乐部要求退还 $20,000 美元。

他们还讨论了将 "笑话工厂 "扩展到亚洲的事宜,但未能达成一致。之后,伊斯坎德尔先生在马来西亚吉隆坡开办了自己的 "笑话工厂"。

诉讼一触即发,双方都提出了索赔和反诉,包括反诉 Iskander 先生违反了联邦 DTSA 和加州 UTSA,涉及喜剧俱乐部共享的有关其业务运营的商业信息。

法院驳回了商业秘密索赔,称这些信息属于一般商业惯例而非商业秘密。此外,喜剧俱乐部没有让伊斯坎德尔先生签署保密协议,没有让自己的员工签署保密协议或任何保密条款,也没有将保密文件存放在安全的地方。从根本上说,喜剧俱乐部没有采取合理措施保护其信息。


资料来源

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14549748/43/harith-iskander-v-laugh-factory-inc/

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