Information that is reasonably discoverable by proper means may not be protected as a trade secret.Which of the following would not constitute "proper means"?
A)Independent invention of the secret
B)Observation of a publicly displayed product
C)Reverse engineering of an illegitimately acquired product
D)Published literature

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Information that is reasonably discoverable by proper means may not be protected as a trade secret."Proper means" include independent invention of the secret,observation of a publicly displayed product,the owner's advertising,published literature,product analysis,and reverse engineering (starting with a legitimately acquired product and working backward to discover how it was developed).

Information That Is Reasonably Discoverable by Proper Means May Not