Even though we did not acquire our

Even though we did not acquire our competitor's trade secret directly from the competitor or its employees but indirectly from market research company, we can be liable for misappropriation of trade secret in case we knew or had reason to know that the information the market research company provided us with is trade secret of a competitor and that the company acquired or disclosed it to us illegally, with improper means or in breach of duty of confidentiality.