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雪地对决:商业秘密、不竞争协议和雪地自行车争霸战

骑雪地车的人
Last updated on: 9 月 8, 2023
Author: Chris Buntel

This article is part of Tangibly’s Guest Series. Read the original article here.

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We’ve seen trade secrets in fishing gear, coffee lip balm, and NBA strategies, but never on snow bikes…oh, wait…

2015 年,北极星收购了雪地车改装套件制造商 Timbersled Products Inc.这些套件可将越野车改装成雪地车。Allen Mangum曾是Timbersled的所有者/销售商,收购后被北极星保留。

时至 2020 年,Mangum 离开北极星,成立了竞争对手公司 MTN.Top Snowbikes。北极星指控曼古姆违反了 NDA、为期一年的竞业禁止协议以及窃取商业机密。

Polaris 于 2023 年 3 月 13 日以 DTSA 为由在明尼苏达州地区法院起诉 Mangum、他的妻子和 MTN。2023 年 3 月 13 日,美国明尼苏达州地区法院根据 DTSA(《反垄断法》)对其提起诉讼。请注意,DTSA 的诉讼时效为 3 年,因此该起诉可能是在诉讼时效到期前提交的。

法庭如何解决这一问题,或者双方是否达成和解(许可或其他),现在还为时尚早。

We at Tangibly always say that every company in the world has trade secrets, even on the slopes![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][us_image image=”465″ link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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