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(a) A person commits theft of a trade secret if, with a purpose to deprive the owner of the control of a trade secret, the person:
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(1) Obtains or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret; or
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(2) Without authority, makes or causes to be made a copy or an article representing a trade secret.
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(b) Theft of a trade secret is a Class A misdemeanor.