🗎 The business that holds the trade secret is responsible for making every effort it can to keep it confidential. Employees can be required to sign agreements that protect trade secrets. In particular, when contractors or employees leave, it is important to make sure that they will not compete
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⚖️ Trade secrets are property rights and can be assigned or licensed to other persons. The holder of trade secret has the right to authorize a third party to access and use the trade secret information.
📝 However, due to the secret nature of trade secret information, it is not always easy for
👨⚖️ In a recent decision delivered by the Federal Court, an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal was allowed. In essence, the Federal Court held a cancellation proceeding that is on the basis of non-use has to establish a prima facie case that the applicant is indeed no using
⚖️ Regardless of what product your enterprise makes or what service it provides, it is likely that it is regularly using and creating a great deal of intellectual property. This being the case, you should systematically consider the steps required for protecting, managing and enforcing it
🛡️ The protection of industrial designs should form an integral part of any business strategy. The main reasons to protect industrial designs are the following:
🛈 Return on investments: Protection contributes to obtaining a return on investments made in creating and marketing attractive and