Things You Should Know About Secrecy Agreement

Jmb Davis Ben-david17 Feb, 2022Other

Why is it important? Any time that you want to disclose secret information to someone else, for example a supplier, designer or potential partner, their signature on a secrecy agreement obliges them to keep your information secret, and your disclosure to them is not considered to be a public disclosure of that information. Theoretically, this provides you with limited protection even before you have filed a first patent application. Because of its importance, and the fact that every case is specific, it should be drafted by a lawyer who has experience in IP matters. It is not advisable to use a boilerplate NDA downloaded from the Internet.