Just Deserts: A Model to Harmonize Trade Secret Injunctions

I. Introduction II. The History of Trade Secrets: Surveying the Forest in Spite of the Trees ... A. Early Development of Trade Secrets ... B. The Modern Definitions ... C. The Value of the Trade Secret III. Injunctive Relief for Trade Secrets ... A. The History of Equitable Relief for Trade Secrets ... B. The Compensatory/Punitive Dispute is Alive and Well IV. The Inadequacies of the Current Compensatory Model ... A. The Flaws in an Objective, Abstract Approach ... B. Calculating the Length of the Injunction ... C. Bad Faith Misappropriators ... D. Non-time Investments V. Facially Unlimited Injunctions Face Similar Problems VI. The Solution ... A. The Subjective Test ... 1. No Information ... 2. Some Public Information ... 3. Post-Disclosure Cases ... B. Calculating the Length of the Injunction ... 1. Discerning the Legitimate Replication Period ... 2. Nonuse Claims ... 3. The Effect of a Preliminary Injunction ... C. The Impact of Bad Faith on Compensatory Remedies … D. The Impact of Non-time Investments ... E. Absence of Greater Legal and Transaction Costs ... F. Existing Law Support