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 More7 October 2025 · Articles, Trade secrets
Another case of big vs small: ‘ we want to acquire you, oh hang on now we know what you do we don’t any more’! In 2015, startup Olaplex invented and patented breakthrough hair technology, which protected hair from chemical treatments. L’Oréal were interested and Olaplex shared confidential data under an NDA during acquisition talks. […]
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 More11 April 2025 · Articles, Trade secrets
Trade secret leaks are damaging to the football club’s competitive edge says Tottenham Hotspur Manager Ange Postecoglou. Postecoglou is getting ready to dig his spurs in. Manager Postecoglou said: ‘There is no doubt we have got a leak inside the club. Sensitive information has leaked have all year. It doesn’t help us, because we don’t […]
Read More9 April 2025 · Articles, Information Security, Know-How, Knowledge Transfer, Trade secrets
Trade secrets are the most valuable, coveted yet risky assets within your business. Your people pose the greatest threat to your trade secrets but also offer the best defence! Most information security and trade secret programmes tend to focus their efforts in the wrong areas: The Corporate Response is to Focus in The Wrong Areas […]
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 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 More24 January 2025 · AI, Articles, Cyber Security, Information Security, Trade secrets
AI will take your data and make sense of it, even before you have – ‘Minority Report’ vibes here! A good investment analyst a few years back was trying to do the same thing, drawing inference from unstructured data, a bit like ‘the CEO of one company seen visiting the lawyers of a competitor company’ […]
Read More23 January 2025 · Articles, Innovation, Trade secrets
‘Switched’! Careful release of selected information before your launch builds intrigue, but too much makes for a flop. Nintendo Switch 2 users have waited years for a proper upgrade, then when it arrived it’s like ‘so what’! Controlling trade secrets in your supply chain is key. Apparently, suppliers revealed the design such that 3D printed […]
Read More19 January 2025 · Articles, Information Security, Knowledge Transfer, NDA, Partnerships, Trade secrets
𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁! ‘We are in a partnership so it will be good’. ‘We have an NDA so we can tell them everything’. ‘Working in cafes in Scandinavia it is fine you can go […]
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 […]
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