Keeping your proprietary technology and information secure could mean the difference between success and failure in a crowded marketplace. Whether you are a startup or a multinational company, Hodgson Russ attorneys can assist with protecting your proprietary intellectual property.

We regularly advise clients on protecting against trade secret loss. We work closely with our labor and employment attorneys to develop employment agreements for employers to help secure proprietary information. Working closely with our intellectual property litigation team, we assist with matters relating to misappropriation of trade secrets.

Our attorneys regularly assist clients with:

  • Developing and drafting corporate trade secret policies
  • Preparing non-disclosure, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements
  • Preparing and negotiating joint development agreements, both domestic and foreign
  • Advising on social media issues related to securing proprietary information
  • Addressing issues relating to trade secret breaches

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  • Board Members and Consultants: A Threat to Your Company’s Trade Secrets

    Board members and consultants receive lots of high-value information from your company to do their job. They also can work with more than one company, so that amount of high-value information is multiplied. Not surprisingly, that makes them very attractive as a target for hackers and criminals. But you must carefully balance cybersecurity protection against making large changes to their software environment because these people are difficult to find. You certainly don’t want to turn them off, but you also don’t want them receiving trade secrets at their personal email address. Elizabeth and Nathaniel are joined by Charlotte Edwards from Cyberwolf in this episode to discuss this balance and security options for board members and consultants.

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