あまりに身近な営業秘密訴訟で浮かび上がるパターン

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 3月 14, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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営業秘密のケースをしばらく見ていると、共通のパターンが浮かび上がってくる。

先週は ジョンソン・エンド・ジョンソンがニュージャージー州連邦裁判所に訴訟を起こした。競争戦略担当取締役がファイザー社に入社するために退職する際、数千ものファイルをダウンロードしたとの申し立て。この社員は1999年からJ&Jに勤務し、直近では事業戦略を立案するストラテジック・カスタマー・グループに所属していた。

このパターンはあまりにもよく知られている。主要な従業員が退職して競合他社で同様の職務に就き、退職の際に何千もの文書をダウンロードしたとされる。競業避止義務の強制力が大幅に低下し、多くの州では実質的に無意味になりつつある現在、企業秘密を直接保護することが最も重要である。

Tangiblyは、リスクを軽減し、訴訟が発生した場合に最善の立場に立つための5つのベストプラクティスを提唱している:

  1. 営業秘密資産を特定する、
  2. アクセスを制限する、
  3. 守秘義務を定めたしっかりとした契約を結んでいる、
  4. 謝辞を得るか、少なくともアクセス権を持つ人々に通知する。
  5. 継続的なトレーニングと教育を実施する。

ベストプラクティスは、企業秘密が悪用されないことを保証するものではないが、リスクを大幅に軽減するのに役立つ!

ソース
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52763567/JOHNSON__JOHNSON_HEALTHCARE_SYSTEMS,_INC_et_al_v_BRACKBILL

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