A trade secret is a formula, device, process, method, or compilation of information that, when used in business, gives the owner an advantage over competitors who do not know the information. In addition to considering the competitive advantage, a court will consider whether the information was , and (and/or expensive) to obtain, when determining whether something is a trade secret. Another important consideration is whether the company made to protect it. Fill in the blanks with words that would best complete the passage. difficult extraordinary efforts interesting the public domain employees commercial reasonable efforts desirable conceal readily available