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Chris Coons: “If a thief succeeds in stealing, as you put it, your secret sauce, it can literally mean the end of the business.”

On the recordMay 12, 2014
If a thief succeeds in stealing, as you put it, your secret sauce, it can literally mean the end of the business.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons highlights the severe consequences of trade secret theft for small businesses.

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