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Ohio Rev Code § 1333.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.61 | Uniform Trade Secrets Act Definitions.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|As used in sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code, unless the context requires otherwise:(A) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.(B) "Misappropriation" means any of the following:(1) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means;(2) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without the express or implied consent of the other person by a person who did any of the following:(a) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret;(b) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that the knowledge of the trade secret that the person acquired was derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it, was acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use, or was derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use;(c) Before a material change of their position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.(C) "Person" has the same meaning as in division (C) of section 1.59 of the Revised Code and includes governmental entities.(D) "Trade secret" means information, including the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or improvement, or any business information or plans, financial information, or listing of names, addresses, or telephone numbers, that satisfies both of the following:(1) It derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.(2) It is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.62 | Injunction Against Misappropriation.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, unless the court finds that termination of the injunction is likely to provide a person who committed an actual or threatened misappropriation with a resulting commercial advantage, in which case the injunction shall be continued for an additional reasonable time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.(B) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.(C) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.63 | Damages Recoverable.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant in a civil action is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty that is equitable under the circumstances considering the loss to the complainant, the benefit to the misappropriator, or both, for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret.(B) If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award punitive or exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding three times any award made under division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.64 | Attorney's Fees.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party, if any of the following applies:(A) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith.(B) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith.(C) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.65 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.65 | Authorized Means of Preserving Secrecy.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|In an action under sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means that 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.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.66 | Time for Commencing Action.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|An action for misappropriation shall be commenced within four years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.67 | Conflicting Laws Displaced - Remedies Not Affected.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code displace conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.(B) Sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code do not affect any of the following:(1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret;(2) Other civil remedies that are not based on misappropriation of a trade secret;(3) Criminal remedies, including those in other sections of this chapter, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.68 | Uniformity of Application and Construction of Provisions.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|Sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to their subject among states enacting them.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.69 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.69 | Title of Act.

Effective: July 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 320 - 120th General Assembly|Sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act."
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.71 | Sale of Containers With Milk or Baked Goods Company Logo.

Effective: September 11, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 171 - 127th General Assembly|No person shall sell or purchase a plastic crate or tray that is used for the carrying of retail containers of milk or baked goods and that has embossed upon it a company logo.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.72 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.72 | Energy Usage Labels for New Grain-Drying Equipment.

Effective: June 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly|No person shall sell, offer for sale, or install for use any new grain-drying equipment unless the equipment is labeled or accompanied by an operator's manual to indicate its energy usage to the prospective purchaser of the equipment. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.73 | Energy Efficiency Standards for Hvac and Appliances.

Effective: June 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly|No person shall sell, offer for sale, or install for use any new central air conditioner, refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, freezer, kitchen range or oven, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, furnace, water heater, room air conditioner, television set, humidifier, home heating equipment other than furnaces, or other consumer product subject to an energy efficiency standard promulgated under section 325 of the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act," 89 Stat. 923, 42 U.S.C.A. 6295, as amended, that is not in compliance with applicable standards promulgated under that section. This section does not apply to the sale, offering for sale, or installation of any such category of consumer product for which no applicable energy efficiency standard has been promulgated pursuant to such federal act. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense, and on subsequent offenses is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.81 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.81 | Confidentiality of Information.

Effective: January 1, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly|No employee of another, who in the course and within the scope of his employment receives any confidential matter or information, shall knowingly, without the consent of his employer, furnish or disclose such matter or information to any person not privileged to acquire it.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.82 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.82 | Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Definitions.

Effective: June 30, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly|As used in sections 1333.82 to 1333.87 of the Revised Code:(A) "Alcoholic beverages" means beer and wine as defined in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Manufacturer" means a person, whether located in this state or elsewhere, that manufactures or supplies alcoholic beverages to distributors in this state.(C) "Distributor" means a person that sells or distributes alcoholic beverages to retail permit holders in this state, but does not include the state or any of its political subdivisions.(D) "Franchise" means a contract or any other legal device used to establish a contractual relationship between a manufacturer and a distributor.(E) "Good faith" means the duty of any party to any franchise, and all officers, employees, or agents of any party to any franchise, to act in a fair and equitable manner toward each other so as to guarantee each party freedom from coercion or intimidation; except that recommendation, endorsement, exposition, persuasion, urging, or argument shall not be considered to constitute a lack of good faith or coercion.(F) "Brand," as applied to wine, means a wine different from any other wine in respect to type, brand, trade name, or container size.(G) "Sales area or territory" means an exclusive geographic area or territory that is assigned to a particular A or B permit holder and that either has one or more political subdivisions as its boundaries or consists of an area of land with readily identifiable geographic boundaries. "Sales area or territory" does not include, however, any particular retail location in an exclusive geographic area or territory that had been assigned to another A or B permit holder before April 9, 2001.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.83 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.83 | Written Franchise Agreement.

Effective: July 23, 2004|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 306 - 125th General Assembly|Every manufacturer of alcoholic beverages shall contract with or offer in good faith to its distributors a written franchise providing for, and specifying the rights and duties of both parties in effecting, the sale of the specified brands or products of the manufacturer. Any provision of a franchise agreement that waives any of the prohibitions of, or fails to comply with, sections 1333.82 to 1333.87 of the Revised Code is void and unenforceable. Any notice or acceptance required to be given or made by either party to the franchise shall be in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the parties. Any breach, actual or claimed, of a franchise made pursuant to this section shall not be grounds for suspension or revocation of any permit or supplier registration issued by the division of liquor control. When a distributor of beer or wine for a manufacturer, or the successors or assigns of the manufacturer, distributes the beer or wine for ninety days or more without a written contract, a franchise relationship is established between the parties, and sections 1333.82 to 1333.87 of the Revised Code apply to the manufacturer, its successor or assigns, and the distributor.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.86 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.86 | Distributor to Maintain Adequate Physical Facilities and Personnel.

Effective: July 26, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 857 - 110th General Assembly|During the effective period of a franchise, the distributor shall maintain adequate physical facilities and personnel so that the product or brands of the manufacturer are at all times properly represented in the sales area of the distributor, the reputation and trade name of the manufacturer are protected, and the general public receives adequate servicing of the products or brands of the manufacturer. The distributor shall at all times act in good faith.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.87 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.87 | Liability for Violation.

Effective: May 20, 1992|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 284 - 119th General Assembly|Any manufacturer or distributor who directly or through an officer, employee, or agent violates sections 1333.82 to 1333.86 of the Revised Code is liable to the party injured by such violation for all reasonable damages sustained by the party that are the proximate result of the unlawful act of the manufacturer or distributor, his officer, employee, or agent. An action to recover such damages and for other relief may be brought only in the common pleas court in the county in which the distributor's principal place of business in this state is located.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.91 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.91 | Pyramid Promotional Scheme Definitions.

Effective: March 8, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 329 - 132nd General Assembly|As used in sections 1333.91 to 1333.94 of the Revised Code:(A) "Pyramid promotional scheme" means any plan or operation by which individuals pay consideration for the chance or opportunity to receive compensation that is derived primarily from recruiting other individuals into the plan or operation rather than from the sale of products or services to ultimate users or from the consumption or use of products or services by ultimate users.(B) "Compensation" means money, financial benefit, or anything of value. Compensation does not include payment based upon sales made to persons who are not participants in a pyramid promotional scheme, and who are not purchasing in order to participate in the plan or operation.(C) "Consideration" means the payment of money or anything of value or the purchase of products, services, or intangible property. The term does not include:(1) Payment for sales demonstration equipment and materials furnished at cost for use in making sales and not for resale;(2) Any time or effort spent in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities.(D) "Ultimate user" means an individual who consumes or uses a product or service, whether or not the individual is a participant in the plan or operation.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.92 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.92 | Prohibition.

Effective: March 8, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 329 - 132nd General Assembly|No person shall propose, plan, prepare, or operate a pyramid promotional scheme.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.93 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.93 | Contract Void - Civil Action.

Effective: March 8, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 329 - 132nd General Assembly|Any contract made in violation of section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is void. Any individual who has paid consideration for the chance or opportunity to participate in a pyramid promotional scheme may recover, in a civil action, the amount of the consideration paid, together with reasonable attorney fees, from any participant who has received compensation under either of the following circumstances:(A) For introducing the individual into participation in a pyramid promotional scheme;(B) When another participant has introduced the individual into participation in a pyramid promotional scheme.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.94 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.94 | Violation; Remedies.

Effective: March 8, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 329 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Failure to comply with section 1333.92 of the Revised Code constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.(B) The attorney general may do the following:(1) Whenever it appears that a person is violating or about to violate section 1333.92 of the Revised Code, bring an action in the court of common pleas to enjoin the violation. Upon a proper showing, a temporary restraining order, or a preliminary or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond. The court may impose a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each day of violation of a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this section.(2) Use all the powers and remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code to enforce sections 1333.91 to 1333.94 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.95 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.95 | Additional Remedies.

Effective: September 27, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 609 - 110th General Assembly|The remedies in sections 1333.91 to 1333.95 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available.
Ohio Rev Code § 1333.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1333 | Trade Practices|Section 1333.99 | Penalty.

Effective: September 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates sections 1333.01 to 1333.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates section 1333.12 or 1333.71 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(C) Whoever violates section 1333.36 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(D) A prosecuting attorney may file an action to restrain any person found in violation of section 1333.36 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of such an action, the common pleas court may receive evidence of such violation and forthwith grant a temporary restraining order as may be prayed for, pending a hearing on the merits of said cause.(E) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 1333.52 or section 1333.81 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.(F) Whoever violates division (A)(2) or (B) of section 1333.52 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.(G) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the compensation is one thousand dollars or more and less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, whoever violates section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the compensation is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, whoever violates section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the compensation is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, whoever violates section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the third degree.