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Fla. Stat. § 688.003 (2025)

Injunctive relief.

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688.003 Injunctive relief.—

(1) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.

(2) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.

(3) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.

History.—s. 3, ch. 88-254.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 29 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co., Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (S.D. Fla. 2001).

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Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co., Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (S.D. Fla. 2001). · cites it 7× “See Fla.Stat. § 688.003; Cal.Civ.Code § 3426.”

Alphamed Pharm. Corp. v. Arriva Pharm., Inc., 432 F. Supp. 2d 1319 (S.D. Fla. 2006). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. §§ 688.003 , 688.004. 30 With respect to the recovery of damages, the statute specifically provides, in relevant part, that Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation…”

CareerFairs.com v. United Bus. Media LLC, 838 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2011). · cites it 8× “Plaintiffs Amended Complaint (DE # 17) alleges the following causes of action against the three Defendants, UBM, Astound, and O’Brien: Breach of Confidentiality Agreement (Count I); Misappropriation of Trade Secrets in Violation of Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla. Stat.…”

M.C. Dean, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach, 199 F. Supp. 3d 1349 (S.D. Fla. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 1836 (“An owner of a trade secret that is misappropriated may bring a civil action under this subsection —”); Fla. Stat. § 688.003-004 (alteration added).”

Sensormatic Elec. Corp. v. TAG CO. US, LLC, 632 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (S.D. Fla. 2008). · cites it 4× “Fla. Stat. § 688.003 (2008) (“Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined.”

Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co., Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1322 (S.D. Fla. 2001). · cites it 2× “Funk from defending against Del Monte’s claim, which is for violations of Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla. Stat. § 688.003 . Del Monte’s principal argument in opposition to Dr.”

Thomas v. Alloy Fasteners, Inc., 664 So. 2d 59 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). · cites it 4× “§ 688.003, Fla. Stat. (1993). The order edit lists taken from Alloy's office by Appellant Daniel J.”

Premier Lab Supply, Inc. v. Chemplex Indus., Inc., 94 So. 3d 640 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “4 We first note that section 688.003(1), Florida Statutes, which allows for a plaintiff in a misappropriation of trade secrets case to obtain injunctive relief, provides that, in general, “an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist.”

Rx Solutions v. Express Pharmacy Servs., 746 So. 2d 475 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). · cites it 2× “As an independent ground for entry of the injunction, the court further found that the former employees disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret without the consent of the former employer and thus violated the Florida Uniform Trade Secret Act under section 688.003(1), Florida…”

Hatfield v. AutoNation, Inc., 939 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). · cites it 2× “The statute deals not with restrictive covenants and employment by a business' competition, but with misappropriation. It provides injunctive relief when trade secrets have actually been misappropriated, as here, or misappropriation has been threatened.”

Fin. Info. Tech., LLC v. iControl Sys., USA, LLC, 21 F.4th 1267 (11th Cir. 2021). “Fla. Stat. § 688.003 (1). As the statute indicates, an injunction under FUTSA should ordinarily be for a specified period of time, which may be extended under certain circumstances.”

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts B v. v. Consorcio Barr, S.A., 267 F. Supp. 2d 1268 (S.D. Fla. 2003). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 688.003 (3). 30. A complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation.”

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Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co., Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (S.D. Fla. 2001). “See Fla.Stat. § 688.003; Cal.Civ.Code § 3426.”

Premier Lab Supply, Inc. v. Chemplex Indus., Inc., 94 So. 3d 640 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “4 We first note that section 688.003(1), Florida Statutes, which allows for a plaintiff in a misappropriation of trade secrets case to obtain injunctive relief, provides that, in general, “an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist.”

Rx Solutions v. Express Pharmacy Servs., 746 So. 2d 475 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). “As an independent ground for entry of the injunction, the court further found that the former employees disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret without the consent of the former employer and thus violated the Florida Uniform Trade Secret Act under section 688.003(1), Florida…”

Patient Depot, LLC v. Acadia Enter., Inc., Ryan O'connor & Lori Ann O'connor (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

MedSoftSys, Inc. v. CoolMoon Corp. (S.D. Fla. 2021).

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