Trade Secrets

A trade secret can be a valuable asset. Any confidential business information that has an economic value can be a trade secret as long as measures are taken to maintain the secrecy of the information. Customer lists, software, formulas, and methods may be trade secrets. Trade secrets can be an alternative to protecting intellectual property by patents and do not require that the information be patentable. We will work with you to implement strategies to protect your trade secrets.

Services include:

• Providing advice on alternatives to patent protection
• Developing means to ensure maintenance of secrecy
• Drafting agreements to identify and protect rights
• Litigating for misappropriation or defending an allegation of trade secret theft