Protection of know-how concerns the preservation of innovative features that are, by their definition, secret and cannot be disclosed. Know-how can take many forms of assets that are important to a client, and often includes technology.
While patent protection involves the publication of an invention, such disclosure can impede the proprietor’s ability to protect that same invention as know-how. Problems arising from disclosure (even if unauthorized) can be prevented or reduced through appropriate arrangements of a contractual and legal nature.
Because of its importance and potentially perpetual duration, know-how is a corporate asset upon which a company may depend to remain on the market over the long term. Protecting know-how means not only keeping it secret but also protecting it from prying eyes that would undermine its content and, therefore, the economic value of the entire company.
At Jacobacci & Partners we have a great many years of experience in the protection of know-how that range from understanding procedures and company assets to preparing contracts, protection and control tools that are tailored to each individual client.
Not protecting know-how presents enormous risks and potentially, the loss of valuable secret information upon which a company depends.
