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Sunday, 17 March 2013

Trade Secrets

Trade Secrets

Business process or information that cannot or should not be patented, copyrighted or trademarked.

Protection from competitors.


Case 7.5: Nowogroski v. Rucker (1999).

Can include: customer lists, plans, research, formulae, pricing information, marketing techniques.

Hacking into a competitor’s computer may be criminal.


Trade Secrets in Cyberspace.

Licensing

Make use of another’s trademark, copyright, patent or trade secret without incurring liability.

Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA).

International Protection


Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) of 1994 (WTO).

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty 1996.

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