Ohio § 1333.61

§ 1333.61.

As used in sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code , unless the context requires otherwise: (A) “ Improper means ” includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of

a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (B) “ Misappropriation ” means any of the following: (1) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know

that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; (2) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without the express or implied consent

of the other person by a person who did any of the following: (a) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; (b) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that the knowledge of

the trade secret that the person acquired was derived from or through a person who

had utilized improper means to acquire it, was acquired under circumstances giving

rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use, or was derived from or through

a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit

its use; (c) Before a material change of their position, knew or had reason to know that it was

a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake. (C) “ Person ” has the same meaning as in division (C) of section 1.59 of the Revised Code and includes governmental entities. (D) “ Trade secret ” means information, including the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific

or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, pattern, compilation,

program, device, method, technique, or improvement, or any business information or

plans, financial information, or listing of names, addresses, or telephone numbers,

that satisfies both of the following: (1) It derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally

known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who

can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. (2) It is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain

its secrecy.