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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: 1 月 24, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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You Map 诉 Snap 案是法院在描述商业秘密时要求相当高的具体性的另一个很好的例子。

被告的六名员工注册了原告地图可视化应用程序的测试版。 他们使用个人电子邮件地址来隐藏自己的就业身份。 测试人员必须同意包括保密、不使用、不披露和逆向工程限制在内的条款和条件。

原告称,这些员工获取了该应用程序的技术,并将其融入到竞争产品中。

投诉多次提到被盗的 "技术",如 "将故事可视化到地图上的技术 "或 "将故事动画化到地图上的技术",但并没有说明这些技术究竟是什么(如源代码、算法、架构、可视化设计等)。

商业秘密索赔被驳回。

 


资料来源

https://casetext.com/case/you-map-inc-v-snap-inc

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