905.08 Trade secrets. A person has a privilege, which may be claimed by the person or the person's agent or employee, to refuse to disclose and to prevent other persons from disclosing a trade secret as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), owned by the person, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice. When disclosure is directed, the judge shall take such protective measure as the interests of the holder of the privilege and of the parties and the furtherance of justice may require.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R140 (1973); 1985 a. 236.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 905 - Evidence — privileges.
905.01 - Privileges recognized only as provided.
905.02 - Required reports privileged by statute.
905.03 - Lawyer-client privilege.
905.04 - Privilege between certain health-care providers and patients.
905.045 - Domestic violence or sexual assault advocate-victim privilege.
905.05 - Husband-wife and domestic partner privilege.
905.06 - Communications to members of the clergy.
905.065 - Honesty testing devices.
905.09 - Law enforcement records.
905.10 - Identity of informer.
905.11 - Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure.
905.12 - Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege.
905.13 - Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege; instruction.
905.14 - Privilege in crime victim compensation proceedings.
905.15 - Privilege in use of federal tax return information.