20 June 2024 · Articles, Trade secrets
It is an unavoidable fact that trade secrets litigation is on the rise and also that relationships end in dispute. It is sensible to make some preparations.
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4 June 2024 · Articles, Patents, Trade secrets
Well part of it. It is incredible how much value has been generated by the Google search algorithm since it was first coded in 1996. HOW DO YOU PROTECT IT?Clearly you do not want to publish the search algorithm as this would enable others to copy it. Patents are also not the answer as they […]
Read More30 May 2024 · Articles, Innovation, Knowledge, Trade secrets
How are you protecting your competitive advantage? You know the stuff that makes you different, stand out, change the game? What would happen if you lost that magic? Creativity does not happen in a vacuum so how can you contain it and keep what is rightfully yours? How often have you heard this: ‘my people […]
Read More29 May 2024 · Articles, Entrepreneurship, IP Value, Knowledge, Trade secrets
This is the reality in most companies. Watch this business owner describe how ex- employees contacted his clients asking them to join them in their new venture. What else were they going to do? If the client list were defined as a #tradesecret and #contracts stipulated, they could not remove this, then there would have […]
Read More21 May 2024 · NDA, Trade secrets
The short answer is No! CASE LAW In the L’Oréal v Olaplex case the NDA language was found to be ambiguous. Also there are more cases in the USA where NDAs are not found to be sufficient or within reasonable measures. CONTRACTS Yes you do need NDAs but you also need specific contracts and a […]
Read More15 May 2024 · Trade secrets
Trade Secrets cover a lot of valuable information in your business, you just need to make sure you have taken the steps to list them and protect them.
Read More13 May 2024 · IP Strategy, Trade secrets
Sadly with Intellectual Property, many companies only get active when they have been hit with an issue, this is an expensive strategy.
Read More9 May 2024 · Innovation, Knowledge, Trade secrets
Where Does Your Business Hold Its Knowledge: In People’s Minds or within Systems? Most corporate knowledge is stored in the heads of employees, which means it leaves every day and occasionally does not return.
Read More19 April 2024 · IP Strategy, Trade secrets
All is fair in love and war! The Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli. Is publishing a new book: ‘The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power’. The book reveals that Amazon hired employees from a rival (Trader Joe’s) to learn sales and profit information about product lines. The […]
Read More7 April 2024 · Articles, Trade secrets
Trade secret loss can be very costly for both the business and the people involved in the loss. In this case the person involved was sentenced to 8 years jail.
Read More26 March 2024 · Articles, Trade secrets
Commercial information is enforced the most in all trade secret ,litigation cases in Europe
Read More14 March 2024 · Articles, NDA, Trade secrets
We have established that investors don’t like signing NDAs. Investors think it is not worth it because most of the companies they meet they will not invest in – so they have not got the time, or inclination. The response therefore is to keep the crown jewels to yourself. Have a deck and script that looks pretty […]
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