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…
Trade Secret Valuation [Published in Practical Law of Westlaw / Thomson Reuters]
Donal O’Connell and I are very pleased to announce that Practical…
Trade Secret Audits [Published in Practical Law of Westlaw / Thomson Reuters]
Donal O’Connell and I are very pleased to announce that Practical…
Trade Secret Practice Notes Published
Donal O'Connell and I are very pleased to announce that…
Failure to Take “Reasonable Measures” to Protect Secrecy Precludes Trade Secret Protection
A few days ago, in a federal court in Chicago gave a manufacturer…
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:…