tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60882064765744585982011-04-21T17:37:49.561-07:00Kate Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650679982635407660noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088206476574458598.post-82547741149713900642007-10-31T20:15:00.000-07:002007-10-31T20:21:57.110-07:00A trade secret is any of the following "confidential information" which is used to get an edge over the competitor:<br /><ul><li>Formulas<br /></li><li>Processes</li><li>Designs</li><li>Patterns</li><li>Information</li><li>Practices</li><li>Instrument</li></ul>So a trade secret is a valuable information which is not known to the competitors and its confidentiality is protected by by some agreements like non-compete and non-disclosure agreements (or even without them by mutual understanding).<br /><br />Trade secrets lacks formal law protection and does not expire with time as patents do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6088206476574458598-8254774114971390064?l=tradesecretshelp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kate Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650679982635407660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088206476574458598.post-77218786904551066082007-10-23T12:39:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:44:07.369-07:00Hello, My name is Kate and this is my personal blog about my experience in trade secrets. I will first try to give some generic information about trade secrets and other intellectual property. Initially I will be taking up following topics:<br /><ul><li>What is considered as trade secret?</li><li>What are the trade secret laws and acts?</li><li>What sort of trade secrets protections are available?</li><li>What can I do in case of trade secrets theft?</li><li>What are the tips to protect trade secrets?</li><li>Trade secret litigations.</li></ul>Then after completing all those, I may take up some real life examples for trade secrets and trade secret theft cases. We will also talk about protecting your trade secrets in the company.<br /><br />I hope you will like this blog. Please let us know through comments. This blog should be more of a conversation then just a blog.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6088206476574458598-7721878690455106608?l=tradesecretshelp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kate Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650679982635407660noreply@blogger.com0