It is not uncommon to find clauses in employment agreements that aim to protect the enterprise from misuse or theft of Confidential Information including Trade Secrets. The question is how effective these are. Confidential Information (‘CI’) as its commonly called in Australia
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There are some very interesting questions raised by the tech described in this great article and some (possible) hurdles that the Department of Defence may have to overcome. On the other hand I can see some possible benefits for defence SME’s as
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Did you know that in certain (limited) circumstances you can trademark a colour? Colours can be used to differentiate products. In Australia, marketers and companies have shown interest in gaining trade mark protection for the use of some colours. Think Cadbury Chocolate.
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Something I’ve often been asked to advise on is what is the difference (or similarity) between Confidentiality Agreements, which is the normal term used in Australia and Proprietary Information Agreements, which is the term most used in the United States. The following
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