Protecting Business Ideas & Secrets
All businesses have ideas and secrets which need protecting, even if they do not realise it. This could be a trade mark or trading name, a domain address and website content, an operating model, customer lists, financial information or product designs.
Articles:
- Copyright & Trademarks
- Confidentiality & Non-competition Clauses for Commercial Contracts
- Patents & Designs
Bite-Size Guide:
Many businesses are modest when ir comes to protecting their good ideas. If your first thought is: "I don't have any ideas and secrets worth protecting..." then think again!
How would you feel if a competitor started trading under a name very similar to your? Or plagerised some of the content of your website on theirs? Or used one of your ex-employees to discover sensitive information about who your customers are and how much you charge them? Or pretended to approach you about a joint venture, in order to learn more about your business and your financial information?
It may sound far fetched, unfortunately the Pictons team have been asked for help by businesses experiencing every one of these problems.
The good news is that your business can be protected against each one by following our simple guides.
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What to do next:
Need to know more? Read our articles to find out more about protecting your business ideas and secrets. Do you think that you could do more to protect your business? Contact the Pictons team to talk about the solutions to your questions.