Trade Secrets

Trade secrets:

A) are phrases, pictures, names, or symbols used to identify a particular organization.
B) provide exclusive rights to the creators of original artistic works such as books, movies, songs, and screenplays.
C) are legal decrees that protect inventions from direct imitation for a limited period of time.
D) refer to formulas, practices, and designs that are central to a firm's business and that remain unknown to competitors.
E) provide exclusive rights to the creators of formulas, practices, and designs and allow them to keep those a secret.