Trade Secrets: Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a trade secret?
- When is a person liable for disclosure or use of another's trade secret?
- How does a court determine that something is actually a trade secret?
- What types of physical security steps can we take within our plant to protect our trade secrets?
- Do we have to use all those steps to protect our trade secrets?
- What advantages are there to our keeping a trade secret?
- What disadvantages are there in relying on trade secrecy for protecting an invention?
- When should we rely on trade secrecy alone rather than the patent system for protecting an invention?
- What are some of the disadvantages with the trade secrecy route compared to the patent route?
- Are there any steps we can take to discourage a prospective jobber from peddling our own inventions to another company?
