{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-15-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 56:15-5","heading":"Prohibited defense.","body":"5.\tA person who misappropriates a trade secret shall not use as a defense to the misappropriation that proper means to acquire the trade secret existed at the time of the misappropriation.\nL.2011, c.161, s.5.","path":["TITLE 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9541dd050f3502f43a85630524c53673bbeac236cc081f36fdf644c4008b84a4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-15-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-15-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}