Tag: ip portfolio
9 Top Trade Secrets You Need to Protect Now
In practice, a trade secret can be pretty much anything. The federal Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S. Code § 1839(3), defines a “trade secret” as: … all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs, or codes,… READ MORE
Protecting Intellectual Property from Employee Theft
Business owners who, after an employee dispute or after terminating an employee, have been the victims of intellectual property theft often contact us. Often, the solutions to this problem can be incredibly costly. Here are some quick tips to protect your intellectual property from employee theft before it becomes prohibitively expensive. Employment Agreements. Make sure… READ MORE
Managing an Intellectual Property Portfolio
One of the most useful and valuable assets a company can possess are intellectual property (IP) rights. IP rights are intangible assets that can be leveraged just like physical assets because they have value. IP rights take many forms including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, brand, goodwill, etc. When a company possesses a multiplicity… READ MORE