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了解《捍卫商业秘密法》(DTSA)规定的举报人豁免权
Last Updated: 2 月 12, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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即使是食品和饮料行业也面临商业秘密的挑战!

去年,星巴克因咖啡味唇彩被起诉违反默示合同和窃取商业秘密。

Balmuccino 公司的成员与星巴克产品开发主管 Mesh Gelman 会晤,推销他们的唇彩产品。Balmuccino 公司要求签署保密协议,但 Gelman 回避,没有签字。Balmuccino 提供了很多关于唇彩的信息,包括材料供应商的信息。Gelman 还保留了一份推销方案的副本。

星巴克与同样的材料供应商进行了接触,希望使用相同的 Balmuccino 配方制作自己的唇彩,但完全绕过 Balmuccino。

该诉讼最初在加利福尼亚州提起,但因缺乏管辖权而被驳回。去年 10 月在华盛顿州重新提起诉讼。目前仍在审理中,我们将拭目以待。

这里有很多教训,包括:至少要有一份书面的保密协议,不要在第一次见面时分享每一个微小的细节。

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资料来源

https://news.justia.com/starbucks-sued-over-coffee-flavored-lip-gloss-trade-secrets/

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