“When an investor you pitched everything to, tells you they are now doing something competitive….It’s just a terrible feeling!”
“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.”
How Do You Protect Your Innovation in Partnerships?
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$605M for Trade Secret Theft of ‘Innovative Approach to Selling Renewable Fuels’
The jury also found that the trade secret theft was willful and malicious, allowing the Court to potentially triple the total damages! Choose your partners carefully. You are flatt
Information Floods Out Of Your Business After An NDA
‘We have an NDA so it is fine we can share everything’! How much value is being lost from your business via sensitive information and knowledge being shared with partners with
Do Your Customers Treat Your Information and Trade Secrets With Care?
Was a cyber security weak spot for the US Department of Defence one of their suppliers?! Yes, they signed the NDA and had a long standing contract. But did they have the same proce
Former Partners Paying Lip Service To Trade Secrets End Up In Court
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Can You Sue Suppliers For Stealing Your Inventions?
Having a clear list of your Trade Secrets upfront helps.
