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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