Have you used Best Buy's “Buy Back” program to trade in your recently purchased gadgets for a percentage of its cost back to Best Buy and thought, “Hey. This doesn't seem like an original idea to me!” Well, you're right as Best Buy has been hit with a $22 million fine in damages for stealing trade secrets from San Francisco startup, TechForward. A jury ruled in favor for TechForward, who originally came up with the program and worked with Best Buy to implement the service to its customers starting in 2009.
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