企業秘密を1パイント飲む!

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 11月 9, 2025
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I was recently (and unsuccessfully) shopping for “Licor 43”, a Spanish vanilla-flavored liquor. Turns out its recipe is a secret blend of 43 different ingredients. Trade secrets are everywhere!

複雑なレシピや製造工程は、リバースエンジニアリングが困難または不可能であれば、素晴らしい企業秘密となり得る。

裁判所は、ビールなどの飲料レシピが保護可能な営業秘密であることを認めている(Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC v. Clark, 764 F. App'x 594 (9th Cir. 2019))。

米国特許商標庁(USPTO)は、バージニア州アレクサンドリアのポートシティ・ブルーイング・カンパニーに関する事例研究を発表し、同醸造所が自社のレシピを営業秘密として保護していることを指摘した。共同経営者の一人は、営業秘密の保護は「起業時に誰もができる簡単なステップ」だと述べている。

https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/journeys-innovation/field-stories/brewing-brand

ビールより強いものが飲みたい?ベネデクティンは1510年までさかのぼるフランスの酒である。そのレシピは27種類のハーブを混ぜ合わせた秘伝のものだ。シャルトリューズもまた、132種類の材料から作られた1605年のフランスの酒だ。そのレシピは数人の修道士しか知らないと言われている。

Next time you’re at the pub or backyard BBQ, think about the trade secrets you’re drinking.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][us_image image=”507″ link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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