An Employee for a Beverage Company Combines the Ingredients Used

Multiple Choice

An employee for a beverage company combines the ingredients used in creating a particular drink mix.Later he/she is fired from the company and decides to sell the same mix under a new label to a competing company.What concept might be represented in this action?

A) a copyright violation
B) a trade secret,provided a nondisclosure that was signed by the employee
C) a trademark violation,regardless of the lack of a nondisclosure agreement
D) No violation; secrets are secrets only until they are known.