21 October 2025 · Articles, Confidential Information, IP Strategy, Trade secrets
A ladder, an angle grinder and a scooter and the French crown jewels vanished in a few minutes from the Louvre yesterday. It wasn’t Tom Cruise abseiling down a wire, but it was a stark reminder that even the most iconic institutions, with centuries of prestige and millions in security infrastructure, are vulnerable. For businesses […]
Read More18 July 2025 · Confidential Information, Contracts, NDA, Partnerships, Strategy, Trade secrets
“I Feel Kind Of Stupid Now,” Rugolo Added. “Because We Talked For So Long. I Met With Them so Many Times and Demo’d all Their People —Talking About All Our Ideas.” Not the first time and not the last! But how do you protect your business in this scenario? Jason Rugolo, founder and CEO of […]
Read More9 April 2025 · Articles, Brand, Confidential Information, Counterfeit, Fakes, Information Security, Innovation, Investors, Patents
It is a fact of. business life that you will hit the IP risks and bumps at some stage: These may include the following IP risks: Trademark musical chairs ! Copyright flattery (or not)? Trusted colleague as was. Reputation under threat. Information theft. Patent bullying by a big kid. Social media lock out Fakes IP […]
Read More10 February 2025 · AI, Confidential Information, Contracts, Cyber Security, Information Security, Innovation, Know-How, Knowledge, Knowledge Transfer, Trade secrets
A US Federal Reserve official leaked trade secrets while being paid US$450,000 to ‘teach’ at a Chinese university. This is the allegation by US prosecutors. John Rogers shared the information with Chinese intelligence officers who posed as graduate students from a Chinese university. The secret information was from the Federal Reserve’s powerful interest rate-setting committee […]
Read More3 February 2025 · Articles, Brand, Confidential Information, Information Security, Trade secrets
Guilty South Korean company, Kolon admitted conspiring with two former DuPont employees between 2006 and 2009 to get access to information about how DuPont makes its Kevlar fibres. Punishment Kolon was fined $920m18-month jail sentences handed down to the former DuPont employees!Kolon was banned from manufacturing or marketing its Kevlar competing Heracron fibre for 20 […]
Read More30 January 2025 · Confidential Information, Domain Name, Information Security, Strategy, Trade Mark, Trademark
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 $𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 People are your biggest strength and your biggest weakness. How can you let a $billion domain name lapse? In 2015 Google.com was bought for $12. In 2021 google.com.ar was bought for $2. These domain names are used to run billion-dollar businesses so how can these assets be ‘mistakenly […]
Read More29 January 2025 · AI, Confidential Information, Information Security, Strategy, Trade secrets
Is Your Best Asset Also Your Weakest Link? We are living through the biggest transfer of corporate wealth in history. Information. Information is your most valuable asset, and your people are the guardians of that asset. Loss of sensitive information including trade secrets can destroy your business’s competitive edge and future revenue. Competitors can […]
Read More18 December 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, IP Culture, IP Strategy, IP Value, Knowledge, M&A Due Diligence, Trade secrets
Imagine pouring your heart and soul into building something special. The late nights, the unwavering dedication, the innovative spark that sets you apart – it’s all woven into the fabric of your business. Your trade secrets are the lifeblood of this creation. They’re the secret ingredient, the unique formulas, the ingenious processes that give you […]
Read More10 December 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Trade secrets
Poacher Turned Gamekeeper! Poacher Turned Gamekeeper! Information flows easily and we all like someone who is ‘in the know’, better still if it helps our business right? We Have All Done It We have all done it at some stage in our career either knowingly or inadvertently, transferred valuable information from one place to another. […]
Read More28 November 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Cyber Security, Innovation, Investors, IP Audit, IP Value, Knowledge Transfer, Trade secrets
The most valuable IP in your business is highly likely to be your trade secrets. A stark reality faces you and that is if you are not actively managing these assets they are probably flooding out of your business with the loss of the associated value and competitive edge. Trade secrets are the fastest growing […]
Read More19 November 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Innovation, IP Culture, IP Education, Trade secrets
Tesla Sues A Major Supplier For Patenting Their Invention. Thank you to Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer Director IP Management Training for curating this excellent podcast on the importance of trade secrets and how it fits into strategy. You cannot innovate in isolation and working with partners and suppliers is crucial in this, but how […]
Read More5 November 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Transfer, M&A Due Diligence, NDA, Partnerships, Tech Transfer, Trade secrets
The jury also found that the trade secret theft was willful and malicious, allowing the Court to potentially triple the total damages! Choose your partners carefully. You are flattered when Big Co who also happens to provide your major route to market offers to buy your business. It has been 13 years of hard slog […]
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