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A local employer and North Dakota trade secret law
Doosan Bobcat’s careers pages list a Bobcat Wahpeton Manufacturing Facility at 2101 11th St N in Wahpeton. The listings, as fetched at the end of October 2026, include openings for machinists, assemblers and maintenance mechanics, and a hiring event dated November 3, 2026. This page draws no conclusion about what the plant builds or what the company owns. North Dakota’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act protects information such as a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process that gets independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means, provided the owner makes reasonable efforts to keep it secret. Any claim for misappropriation has to be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, and a continuing misappropriation is one claim.
Local offices and the state trade name rule
The Wahpeton Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit of the Wahpeton and Breckenridge business community, with its office at 1505 11th St. N in Wahpeton. The City of Wahpeton Community Development office is at 1900 4th Street N and describes a city sales tax for economic development, a Mini Match Plus program and a toolbox of city programs.
The Secretary of State, in Bismarck, registers business entities such as LLCs and corporations, and trade names (assumed names, also called doing business as names), through the state’s FirstStop Portal. A person or organization may not do business under a trade name until it is registered, and the Secretary of State’s page says the registration must be renewed every 5 years and protects the name in North Dakota only. The Century Code chapter on trade names sets out the rule.
A college and a cooperative near Wahpeton
North Dakota State College of Science is a two year college whose Wahpeton campus is at 800 6th Street North, with campus housing and dining on site, as its locations page showed in October 2026. If an invention grows out of coursework or work done through the college, an attorney can help you find and read the college’s own policies.
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, a sugarbeet growers cooperative, lists its main office at 7525 Red River Road, Wahpeton. Its website describes a research and development department that publishes trial results and a newsletter for growers called Beet Topics. That description comes from the cooperative’s own site and is worded here with care, and this page draws no conclusion about what the department has patented or kept secret.
Which federal court lists Richland County
Richland County is listed under the Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, and the court’s pages list 655 1st Ave. North, #130, Fargo, ND 58102-4932 for it.
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Product names and former employers
Can I register my product name in North Dakota?
Yes, with the Secretary of State, on a signed application that names the owner, the goods or services and class, the dates of first use anywhere and in North Dakota, and a statement of ownership, with a specimen or facsimile of the mark in duplicate. The registration lasts ten years from the registration date and can be renewed for further ten year periods. The Secretary of State’s page says it is optional, gives exclusive rights in North Dakota, and is superseded by a federal registration. The state registration serves as a public record, as proof of registration in state court, and as the basis for state remedies of injunction, profits and damages in chapter 47-22.
Can a former employer stop me from working in my field?
N.D.C.C. 9-08-06 voids a contract that restrains a person from a lawful profession, trade or business to that extent. An attorney should read your agreement to see how the statute applies.
Finding the right attorney
Bring a timeline: when you had the idea, when you built or tested it, who else saw it and when, and every agreement with an employer, school or partner. With those facts in hand, an attorney can say which of the rules above are in play. When you are ready, you can get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Doosan Bobcat’s careers page list for Wahpeton?
The careers pages list a Bobcat Wahpeton Manufacturing Facility at 2101 11th St N in Wahpeton, with machinist, assembler and maintenance mechanic openings and a hiring event dated November 3, 2026. The listing is as fetched in October 2026.
Where is the Wahpeton campus of North Dakota State College of Science?
The campus is at 800 6th Street North in Wahpeton. The college is a two year college, and its locations page lists campus housing and dining on site.
Does Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative have a research department?
Its website describes a research and development department that publishes trial results and a Beet Topics newsletter for growers. The cooperative lists its main office at 7525 Red River Road, Wahpeton, and the description is the cooperative’s own.
Where are the Wahpeton chamber and the city’s community development office?
The Wahpeton Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce has its office at 1505 11th St. N in Wahpeton. The City of Wahpeton Community Development office is at 1900 4th Street N and describes a city sales tax for economic development, a Mini Match Plus program and a toolbox of city programs.
Which federal court division lists Richland County?
Richland County is listed under the Eastern Division of the District of North Dakota, and the court’s pages list 655 1st Ave. North, #130, Fargo, ND 58102-4932 for it.
How long does a trade secret claim last under North Dakota law?
A misappropriation claim must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, and a continuing misappropriation is a single claim.
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