Is An NDA Sufficient To Protect 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 su
What Are Trade Secrets and Why Are They Important?
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.
What Is The Impact Of Leaving Intellectual Property Til Later?
Sadly with Intellectual Property, many companies only get active when they have been hit with an issue, this is an expensive strategy.
Where is the Knowledge Held in Your Business?
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
How are your rivals gaining an edge over your business?
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 Rem
What are the important implications from a trade secret loss?
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.
IP Strategy Guidance for Technology Businesses in the UK
Commercial information is enforced the most in all trade secret ,litigation cases in Europe
Don’t show investors your Crown Jewels!
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 the
Investor don’t want to sign NDAs
Without an NDA the investor can know the value of your trade secret but not the mechanics - eg no one in their right mind would reveal their 'Google search algorithm' to anyone, ne
No NDA, No Play
Sometimes investors or partners say we are too busy we do not sign NDAs. Don't work with them. No NDA, No Play
