550.3 Injunctive relief. 1. The owner of a trade secret may petition the district court to enjoin an actual or threatened misappropriation. Upon application to the district court, an injunction shallbe terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist. However, the injunction may becontinued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate a commercialadvantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation. 2. In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use of a trade secret upon payment of a reasonable royalty. The payment of a royalty shall continue for a periodno longer than the period for which use of the trade secret may be prohibited. Exceptionalcircumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of positionof the person prior to acquiring knowledge of a misappropriation that renders a prohibitiveinjunction inequitable. 3. In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order. 90 Acts, ch 1201, §3 Sat Dec 23 01:48:07 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 550.3 (14, 0)
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