The single most important thing a company can do to protect its trade secrets from economic espionage is to educate and train all of its employees -- from top to bottom -- in the recognition and protection of its intellectual property.
Not only does an education and training program help protect trade secrets proactively, but if a company ever does become the target or victim of economic espionage, it is important to demonstrate reactively to law enforcement authorities, a judge, jury, the investment community and the news media that the company properly trained its insiders in the appropriate recognition and protection of trade secrets. A company that cannot meet that critical standard will be hard pressed to prove it was damaged if it didn't exercise due diligence otherwise.
We provide custom tailored Education and Training programs designed to help companies better prepare and protect themselves, depending upon their specific needs. We use real life examples torn from today's headiness to illustrate that the risks are real and that economic espionage happens to all companies, regardless of size or industry group. Often, companies that think they have "nothing worth stealing" are the ones who are hurt the most because they may not be aware of what valuable trade secrets they have...until it's too late.
Some of the areas covered in various Education and Training modules include:
What is a Trade Secret?
For more information, in strict confidence, please contact:
Steven
B. Fink
President
Telephone: 626-683-9200
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