Trade Secrets
Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 1
Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 1
Software has an outsized role in the economy contributing over a trillion dollars to the value of the US gross domestic product.
Strengthen Your Intellectual Assets (Part 1): IP Audits
Strengthen Your Intellectual Assets (Part 1): IP Audits
Some people have a visceral reaction to the word audit. They think the tax people are coming and will soon be pounding on the door.
The Six Stages of Trade Secret Misappropriation Protection
The Six Stages of Trade Secret Misappropriation Protection
Trade secret protection has become an increasingly important part of the arsenal of protections available for a company’s intellectual assets.
IP Monetization: 4 Categories for Consideration
IP Monetization: 4 Categories for Consideration
Because IP monetization covers a wide range of business and legal activities, it is important to provide some examples.
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Final Considerations
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Final Considerations
After termination or expiration, the company should require the manufacturer to provide extensive transition services to the company.
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Security Procedures for Access, Storage, and Transmission (Part 12)
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Security Procedures for Access, Storage, and Transmission (Part 12)
The licensing of the company’s trade secrets and other IP should be consistent with the company’s identification of its trade secrets and other IP and appropriately limited in scope.
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Obligations Concerning Manufacturer’s Employees and Contractors (Part 11)
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Obligations Concerning Manufacturer’s Employees and Contractors (Part 11)
While not always possible given local labor laws, to the extent possible, the company should require the manufacturer to adopt protocols to govern a termination of the manufacturer’s employees
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: The Manufacturer Relationship (Part 10)
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: The Manufacturer Relationship (Part 10)
The outsourced manufacturing agreement should require procedures that limit access to the company’s confidential information to specific