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What is the doctrine of independent development?
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A legal principle that allows a person to use a trade secret that they have independently developed without liability.
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The doctrine of independent development is a legal principle that allows a person to use a trade secret that they have independently developed without liability. This means that if a person comes up with the same trade secret as someone else, without having access to the other person's trade secret, they are free to use their own trade secret.