>If he had memorized every detail in those documents, that would have been okay. He wouldn't have been okay. In most states, trade secrets don't have to be con

>If he had memorized every detail in those documents, that would have been okay. He wouldn't have been okay. In most states, trade secrets don't have to be contained in a document or other recording. If you memorize the formula to Coca-Cola, it is still a trade secret. The dividing line between skill/experience/general-knowledge and a trade secret is fuzzy. Though, its a lot harder to win a trade secret case when the alleged trade secret is only in the mind of the defendant because it's harder to show that you misappropriated it.