Summary: Most trade secret cases aren't lost in court. They're lost in the first 48 hours after the employee walks out the door. Being ready to protect your code, customer data, trade secrets, and proprietary files can dramatically affect a company's rights. This is a companion piece to our posts on building confidentiality infrastructure and creating a culture that treats IP protection as a business priority. Read More
Acting Quickly to Enforce Confidentiality
Confidential information is valuable because it’s confidential. That value is wrecked when a recipient of your confidential information discloses or uses it in a way that breaches your agreement. The fallout can’t be undone with an apology or a revised NDA, especially not if you wait. It may take hours, days, or weeks before your team discovers a breach. However, when you do, it’s important to take prompt action Read More
Protecting Trade Secrets In A World Where It Seems There Are None
The proprietary innovations individuals and organizations create are essentially the “secret recipe” that contributes to their success. For this reason, trade secrets are treated as a type of intellectual property that refers to any confidential business information that provides a competitive advantage to a company and is protected under the law. Although the progression and ease of data transfer technology and even Read More
Why Trademark? Benefits both National and International…
You’re likely familiar with trademarks – the little ™ or ® symbol you see next to all of your favorite brands. That little symbol, however, pulls a lot of weight. A trademark can make a world of difference to your company and products, as well as help launch your business into a national or global brand. A Federal Trademark Protects Your Product Nationally The ™ symbol can be used on any mark to which a Read More
Top 5 Things to Consider in a Non-Compete Agreement
Participating in an increasingly globalized and competitive marketplace underscores the importance of companies’ having effective restrictive covenants. While there are several types of restrictive covenants, this blog will focus on employee (including executive) non-compete agreements. Due to their more onerous nature, non-competes traditionally introduce a number of challenges, both for the company seeking one and Read More
