If you happen to be in Amsterdam or can get there in early December you should go to an exciting workshop on trade secrets featuring Ruud Peters  and my former colleague Donal O’Connell.

Owners of intellectual property are often rightfully curious as to the value of their IP.

What is a trade secret audit and why get one?  At first blush an audit sounds expensive, distracting and unnecessary.

Previously I discussed the business case for engaging outsourced in-house counsel when a company is facing legal challenges related to standard essential patent (SEP) assertions.