Trade Secrets & Confidential Information
Trade secrets and confidential information are a class of intellectual property that comprise a business’s know-how and other information that are not common knowledge, that are developed or obtained by the business through its own efforts.
Unlike other classes of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights), trade secrets and confidential information do not enjoy special protection under Australian law. Thus, it is imperative to work with a legal team with expertise in this area of law to develop an effective strategy to protect your trade secrets and confidential information.
Businesses typically protect their trade secrets and confidential information through either a combination of:
▶︎ Confidentiality and restraint of trade clauses in their employment contracts.
▶︎ Non-disclosure agreements with employees, investors, franchisees and other stakeholders.
▶︎ Putting in place systems that ensure confidential information and trade secrets are only disclosed within the organization on a need-to-know basis.
Our Services
We can assist you with
● Analyzing your business, advising you of the confidential information you need to protect and developing a strategy for protecting such information
● Drafting employment contracts and staff handbooks to make sure that they contain appropriate confidentiality and restraint of trade clauses
● Legal advice on transactions which require you to disclose confidential information
● Enforcing breaches of your confidentiality rights
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Why choose us?
Denning Legal lawyers have helped hundreds of businesses in Victoria safeguard their intellectual property rights and can help you too. We have over 40 years experience advising on intellectual property matters, including the protection of trade secrets and confidential information, among others.
We are practical and efficient. Our services are competitively priced, and we offer an initial free consultation. Depending on your preference, we offer fixed fee and hourly billing options.
Our Approach
In every matter that we take on, our first step is to understand your business and the facts of your case, to enable us to tailor our advice to your specific situation. We will then advise you on your options, recommend the most commercially viable strategy for your case, and inform you of the next steps. We take action swiftly, keeping you updated at every stage of the process.
We adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to providing our services, by drawing on expertise from our various practice groups, as needed.
We are meticulous and have put in place the necessary internal processes to ensure that our services are of the highest standards.