Trade secrets, perfume, and pop stars: Inside Revlon’s Britney Spears lawsuit

了解《捍卫商业秘密法》(DTSA)规定的举报人豁免权
Last Updated: 11 月 9, 2025
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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啊,香水中商业秘密的甜蜜味道......世界上每家公司都有商业秘密,不管他们是否知道(或闻到?

露华浓刚刚在曼哈顿联邦法院起诉了一家竞争美容公司和四名露华浓前员工,指控他们窃取商业秘密和违反合同/非邀约,所有这些都与布兰妮-斯皮尔斯(Britney Spears)的大笔盈利交易有关(尽管布兰妮没有被指控有任何不当行为)。

这些员工离开了露华浓,加入了竞争对手 Give Back Beauty,并带来了小甜甜布兰妮的关系。小甜甜布兰妮的 20 年合作协议(从 2004 年到 2024 年)即将到期,她与新公司签约,而不是与露华浓续约。

露华浓公司指出,新合同的签订非常迅速,而且是在四名前雇员提供内部信息的情况下才签订的。此外,其中一名前员工在离开露华浓公司之前查阅了 250 多份文件,其中包括有关布兰妮-斯皮尔斯关系的专有信息。

假设你一直在关注商业秘密诉讼。在这种情况下,你可能会想 "宝贝再给我一次机会",当高级管理人员离开公司加入竞争对手,并在离开时接触到许多机密文件。你也可能会想,"哎呀,我又犯错了",竞争对手由于获得了商业秘密,比正常情况下更快地开发出了产品。所有这些 "有毒 "成分都会让你陷入联邦法院的审判。

目前诉讼还为时尚早,因此做出任何预测还为时过早。对于露华浓来说,希望他们有可靠的雇佣合同,并能很好地管理自己的商业机密。

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