A recent decision of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims highlights the difficulty the owner of trade secrets faces in trying to market products while simultaneously preserving confidentiality. The Court dismissed a trade secret owner’s misappropriation lawsuit against the U.S. Government because of a failure to insist on trade secret protections.

Summary of the case. Gal-Or, an Israeli scientist, invented
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When confidential information or trade secrets are provided to a government agency in a bid for a public contract, they might wind up being disclosed to a competitor or others unless great care is taken by the bidder. Non-disclosure agreements are essential. Of course, all pages containing a trade secret should be designated as “confidential.” Examples of other protective measures
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