Trade Secrets

Does your business have confidential information that you want to protect? Have you signed a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), also known as a confidentiality agreement? Do you want your employees to sign a noncompete agreement? Learn the basics about trade secrets, confidential business information, and the various agreements that protect a business's secrets.

Nondisclosure agreements are one of the most effective methods for companies to protect valuable confidential information that they want to keep under wraps.

Food recipes require creativity. But you might be surprised at how little protection they receive under American intellectual property law.

Trade secrets are an important form of intellectual property that can protect your business's confidential information.

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