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Fundamentals of Trade Secrets
Examples of trade secrets include customer identities and preferences, vendors, product pricing, marketing strategies, company finances, manufacturing processes and other competitively valuable information.

What is a Trade Secret - How is it Different from a Patent
While patents and copyrights require you to disclose your information in the application process (information that eventually becomes public), trade secrets require you to actively keep the information secret.

Trade Secrets
Lawyer R. Mark Halligan invites you to explore the many great features of the TSHP including the Trade Secrets Case Law Database, the Trade Secrets Law Forum and the new Trade Secret Law Slideshow feature.

Trade Secret - Free Advice
Trade secret protection stems from the common law and dates back to the 1800's.

Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Most of the American states that have trade secret laws use the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

General Information about Trade Secrets
In the US, trade secret protection comes in part from contract law and in part from state law.

How Trade Secret Lawsuits Fail
Unlike patent, trademark and copyright infringement suits, trade secret lawsuits require the plaintiff to prove the existence of a trade secret, and that he has ownership rights to it.