Whitepaper published on protecting trade secrets from risks associated with operating in global markets
CREATe.org just published a white paper highlighting the escalated risk of trade secret theft to multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in global markets. Though analysts generally rely on markets to value the behemoth MNCs, awareness of this issue is important to all valuators, as the onus of protecting trade secrets really falls on individual companies. Bookmark [...]
Wearable computer devices are in our near future
The bargain an inventor makes when moving from trade-secrets mode to file-a-patent-application mode is revealing to all (potentially) a strategic direction in exchange for preventing others from using the invention without permission for a given term. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Does apportionment rule extend to trade secrets cases?
Case analysis: Versata Software, Inc. v. Internet Brands, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145020 (October 9, 2012) Background: Both the plaintiff and defendant sold software to large automobile manufacturers that permitted customers to comparison-shop for cars on line. After the plaintiff lost its contract with Chrysler to the defendant, it sued for patent infringement related [...]
Valuation analysts can help small business owners get a grip on their IP assets
Before small business owners can move to protect the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of a business, an IP audit must be conducted to help develop an understanding of the nature and value of the business IP. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Trade secrets protections strengthened by the Clarification Act
On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which essentially expanded the definition of trade secrets under Section 1832 of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 in two ways with this clause: [related to] “a product or service used in or intended for use in [...]
Do employees and contractors understand the meaning and importance of intellectual property?
John Villasenor surveyed his graduate engineering students at UCLA to test their “awareness” of intellectual property. Of the nearly 60 students who completed the survey, 68% could not answer the question “what is a trade secret?” He found similar results with other IP. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about [...]
Ten Simple Rules to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Reprinted from PLOS Collections with permission. The concepts that underpin the protection of ideas and inventions are not new; such laws have been around for several hundred years and are discussed under the broad heading of intellectual property (IP). IP is easily misunderstood, but at the same time most scientists encounter it at some point [...]
Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act offers little help as a protector of trade secrets
A Minnesota Federal District Court has found that trade secrets protection sought from the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) doesn’t exist in cases involving employee misuses information obtained from company computers. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
AIA creates a new class of trade secrets: best mode
Brian Love of Stanford University and Christopher Seaman of Washington and Lee University of Law have exposed a potential problem Congress created with the America Invents Act (AIA). Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Protecting trade secrets is an expensive and arduous task
The headline reads that Altavion Inc. won a $5 million judgment against Konica Minolta Systems Laboratories Inc. for trade secrets misappropriation. Score one for the little guy, right? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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