Often, trade secrets are the most poorly understood IP vehicle, because companies

1. Don’t know what constitutes a Trade Secret
2. Don’t know what “reasonable care” to protect means
3. Don’t have a mechanism by which to extract and track Trade Secrets
4. Don’t have a mechanism by which to document Trade Secrets
5. Don’t have a Trade Secret Registry
6. Often, Patent Counsel doesn’t have time to process trade secrets
7. Human Resources doesn’t tie Trade Secret knowledge to HR policies
8. Don’t have proactive divulgation remedies
9. Don’t have Trade Secrets as a formal part of their IP Strategy
10. Don’t break inventions into patentable parts and Trade Secret parts for maximum leverage
11. Don’t understand how to commercialize or value a Trade Secret

In a world of increased innovation where collaboration goes up, knowledge workers change jobs more frequently, and globalization of art takes place, companies are starting to hold more intellectual assets as Trade Secrets.

ipCapital Group, Inc. can help through our

1. Education courses on Trade Secrets
2. Processes for protecting Trade Secrets
3. IP Strategy Process, which includes the use of Trade Secrets
4. Commercialization expertise, to produce economic benefit from Trade Secrets
5. How-to advice for all parts of the business (CTO, HR, GC)
6. Set of standards for documenting Trade Secrets

To obtain more information or discuss your unique challenges please contact us.