Which of the Following Statements About Trade Secrets Is True

Which of the following statements about trade secrets is true?

A) Disgruntled employees are unable to register patents for the subject matter of trade secrets.
B) Trade secrets can help keep an information- based asset a secret until it can be used or sold.
C) Competitors who independently create the subject matter of your trade secret are unable to patent their ideas.
D) Trade secrets cannot be patented at a later date because they violate the disclosure rules of patent law.
E) all of the above