If his use of the trade secret has no adverse economic effect upon the owner of the trade secret, the only available remedy shall be an injunction against. The "inevitable disclosure" doctrine permits the plaintiff in a trade secrets case to establish threatened misappropriation.As such, North Carolina General Statute §66-154 specifically allows a party to pursue injunctive relief as a remedy for misappropriation of trade secrets. Sec 66-152(1) defines a "misappropriation" as an "acquisition, disclosure, or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied authority or consent. § 66-152(3) (defining trade secret under North Carolina law). Both the State and federal statute provide for injunctive relief to prevent the use or disclosure of trade secrets. State laws generally allow trade secret owners to sue and obtain damages or injunctive relief for trade secret misappropriation. Y. 2018) (providing common law misappropriation remedies such as injunctions as well as compensatory and punitive damages).