The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) refers to intellectual property crimes as a "growing threat." They note that they devote a lot of resources to stopping it, but it's something that is happening more often and impacting more people. Why does the FBI look at it this way?
Unilateral and bilateral non-disclosure agreements
A non-disclosure agreement, or an NDA, is used to protect company secrets. It essentially says that the employee will have access to these secrets as a necessary part of their job, but they cannot legally let this information get to a third party. Doing so could harm the company, which may then take legal action against the employee to seek compensation.
Trademark myths: You need a logo
You have your own company. While you have done a fair amount of branding, you don't have an official logo. You figure that you don't have anything to trademark, as a result, because trademarks are just for logos. Is this true?
Public access and public domain are very different things
People sometimes confuse public access with public domain. One of the biggest copyright myths is that these two things are actually the same. They are very different.
Report: Most employees steal company secrets
If you're thinking about how to protect your trade secrets, you may be thinking about a rare situation where an employee decides to sell out your secrets for a personal payday. You want to make sure it doesn't happen, even though you think it's uncommon and even unlikely.
