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Any natural or juridical person who misappropriates a trade secret shall be held accountable for any damages caused to its owner.\nFor purposes of this chapter, misappropriation shall be:\n(a) The acquisition of a trade secret belonging to another by a person who knew or should have known that he/she acquired such secret directly or indirectly through improper means, or\n(b) the disclosure or use of a trade secret belonging to another without his/her express or implicit consent, by a person who:\n(1) Used improper means to gain knowledge of the trade secret, or\n(2) at the time of disclosure or use, such person knew or should have known that such trade secret was:\n(A) Obtained through a person who acquired such information through the use of improper means;\n(B) obtained under circumstances from which a duty to maintain confidentiality or to limit use ensues;\n(C) obtained through a person who had the duty-bound to the trade secret’s owner to maintain confidentiality or limit use, or\n(D) known by accident or by mistake.\nHistory —June 3, 2011, No. 80, § 6.