Reference no: EM131629001

1. If Sophia invented the secret recipes that Jack wants to keep, but she invented them at the restaurant during work, who would own any intellectual property rights in the recipes?
Sophia, since she invented them.
Jack, since it was at his restaurant.
Jack and Sophia would own them jointly.
There is no intellectual property protection available for a recipe.
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2. If Jack were to have shared the secret recipes with friends during his ownership of the restaurant, could he still claim that they are trade secrets?
Yes, since he owns the recipes, he can do with them as he pleases.
Yes, as long as the recipes are never widely published.
Yes, as long as the secret recipes are not used by other restaurants.
No, once the secret recipes are divulged to a third party, it is no longer a trade secret.
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3. Assume that there is trade secret protection for the recipes, how long would that protection last?
Ten years.
Twenty years.
For the life of the inventor, plus twenty years.
Forever, as long as the recipes are not revealed to others.