Alaska Statutes 45.50.920 – Preservation of secrecy
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.50.920
- action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
In an action under Alaska Stat. § 45.50.910 – 45.50.945, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.