Which of the following statements about trade secrets is true?

Select one:

A$.$ Disgruntled employees are unable to register patents for the subject matter of trade secrets$.$

B$.$ Competitors who independently create the subject matter of your trade secret are unable to patent their ideas.

C$.$ Trade secrets can be registered at the Trade Secrets Bureau.

D$.$ Trade secrets can help keep an information$-$based asset a secret until it can be used or sold.

E$.$ Trade secrets cannot be patented at a later date because they violate the disclosure rules of patent law.