Georgia § 10-1-765 - Protection of trade secret during action.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-1-765 — Protection of trade secret during action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-1-765. Protection of trade secret during action.
In an action under this article, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval. (Code 1981, § 10-1-765 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1560, § 1.)
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