Trade Secret-Is this legal?

[Pete2]

Is a trade secret still a trade secret if intellectual property rights of a component of the trade secret were violated? i.e. intellectual property was used as a part of a trade secret in the development of a competitive product but that intellectual property was used without approval or agreement fromt the company that held the IP of the component?

If one is under a trade secret agreement and this activity was occuring, is that person under any liability from violating the trade secret agreement that is bound with the company?

 

[divgradcurl]

Is a trade secret still a trade secret if intellectual property rights of a component of the trade secret were violated? i.e. intellectual property was used as a part of a trade secret in the development of a competitive product but that intellectual property was used without approval or agreement fromt the company that held the IP of the component?

If one is under a trade secret agreement and this activity was occuring, is that person under any liability from violating the trade secret agreement that is bound with the company?

What state are you in?