Opinion ID: 323115
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Entire Ski as a Trade Secret

Text: 25 In its cross-appeal, K-2 argues that the trial court erred in not finding that the entire process for making the K-2 ski is a trade secret. K-2 urges that Head be enjoined from producing this type of ski for the period of time it would have taken Head to have developed it independently without the use of the K-2 trade secrets. Citing Head Ski Co., Inc. v. Kam Ski Co., Inc., 158 F.Supp. 919 (D.Md.1958), and ILG Industries, Inc. v. Scott, 49 Ill.2d 88, 273 N.Ed.2d 393 (1971), K-2 argues that the injunction should cover the entire ski and not merely some of its component parts. 26 The question of whether the entire process is a trade secret is a factual determination. Thus, K-2's argument would have been more appropriately directed to the trier of fact. On appeal we are limited to determining whether the findings of fact are clearly erroneous. Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a). K-2 has not argued that the findings are clearly erroneous and, upon our review of the record, we conclude that they were not. The trial court did not err in failing to find that the entire process for making the K-2 ski was a trade secret.