Betty has been selling "Nikita's Nightcap" herbal tea, which she makes from a proprietary blend of herbs and spices (and one interesting mushroom). She negotiates with Jiang to market the tea, and she incautiously shows Jiang a list of her ingredients. Negotiations fail, Jiang quietly steals the list, and Betty later learns that Jiang is manufacturing her own herbal tea, "Gang of Four Select," and she is using Betty's exact same ingredients. Betty sues Jiang for misappropriation of trade secret. Who wins?

Select one:

a.

Jiang: no trade secret

b.

Jiang: no misappropriation

c.

Jiang: neither a trade secret nor a misappropriation

d.

Betty

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Assume the same facts as in Question 1, above, but this time Betty has patented her blend of herbal tea. Betty invented this blend in 2011. She filed her patent application in 2012. She received her patent in 2013. When does this patent expire?

Select one:

a.

2025

b.

2031

c.

2032

d.

2033