Anti-Patent Leadership Taking IEEE-SA on The Road to Knowhere? Part II
In my prior piece, I noted IEEE General Director Karachalios’…
Reasonable Steps and Trade Secret Protection
While companies are starting to better appreciate the role trade…
The Value of a Confidentiality Agreement
One of the most important developments in the world economy has…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Final Considerations
Transition Services
After termination or expiration, the company…
Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Licensing Management
I am very pleased that Practical Law has published a piece I…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Security Procedures for Access, Storage, and Transmission (Part 12)
Licensing of Trade Secrets and IP
The licensing of the…
My Compete PatSnap Academy Course on SEPs and Emerging Technologies is Now Available
It consists of 5 short videos (between 4-9 minutes each). I…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Obligations Concerning Manufacturer’s Employees and Contractors (Part 11)
Employee Termination
While not always possible given local…
Employees or Independent Contractor Generated IP (Part 2)
In part 1, I reviewed patents and copyrights. In this post, I…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: The Manufacturer Relationship (Part 10)
The outsourced manufacturing agreement should require procedures…