这里有一个商业秘密案例与我们的生活息息相关，涉及 Group14 Technologies这是一家位于西雅图的电池公司。我在上个月发布了几个具有类似事实模式的案例：
建立合作关系 -> 签署 NDA -> 分享商业秘密 -> 关系破裂 -> 原告声称他们的商业秘密出现在被告的专利申请中！！
从这一案例和类似案例中得到的主要启示是：#1）在对外共享之前，在内部对商业秘密进行明确界定；#2）让合作伙伴清楚地知道，你将信息视为商业秘密。
Group14 卷入商业秘密纠纷
Last Updated: 1 月 24, 2026
Updated by: Tangibly
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