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What is a Trade Secret Audit and Why Get One?
At first blush an audit sounds expensive, distracting and unnecessary.…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Contractual Trade Secret Protection Measures (Part 9)
As we have discussed elsewhere, a trade secret audit or assessment…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Manufacturing Process & Personnel (Part 7)
After deciding on the basic corporate or contractual structure,…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Transaction Structure & Contract (Part 6)
Transaction Structure
Once the company selects a potential…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Due Diligence (Part 5)
Perhaps the single most important part of outsourced manufacturing…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Internal Controls (Part 4)
When a company, for the soundest of business reasons, is exploring…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Risks & Benefits (Part 3)
Nearly all manufacturing processes involve a significant number…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: Outsourced Manufacturing (Part 2)
There are two common categories of outsourced manufacturing:…
Outsourced Manufacturing and Trade Secrets: An Economic Overview (Part 1)
Since the beginning of the industrial age, companies…
Trade Secret Theft in China
By David Cohen & Donal O’Connell
The headlines:
“China…