雪の対決:企業秘密、競業避止義務契約、スノーバイクの覇権争い

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 12月 9, 2025
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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釣り道具やコーヒーのリップクリーム、NBAの戦略で企業秘密を目にすることはあっても、スノーバイクで企業秘密を目にすることはない。

2015年、ポラリスはスノーバイク・コンバージョンキットのメーカーであるティンバースレッド・プロダクツ社を買収した。このキットはダートバイクをスノーバイクに変換する。アレン・マンガムはティンバースレッドのオーナー兼販売者で、買収後もポラリスに引き取られた。

そして2020年、マンガムはポラリスを離れ、競合会社MTN.Top Snowbikesを立ち上げた。ポラリスはマングムをNDA違反、1年間の競業避止契約違反、企業秘密の窃盗で訴えている。

ポラリスはマンガムとその妻、そしてMTNを訴えた。DTSAに基づき、2023年3月13日にミネソタ州連邦地方裁判所でトップ。なお、DTSAの時効は3年であるため、おそらく訴状は時効直前に提出されたものと思われる。

裁判所がこの件をどう解決するか、あるいは当事者が和解(ライセンスかそうでないか)に達するかどうかはまだわからない。

私たちTangiblyは、ゲレンデでさえも、世界中のどの会社にも企業秘密があると常々言っている!

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