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trade secret

a secret formula, technique, process, etc., known and used to advantage by only one manufacturer
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Technical employees, like engineers and operations people, often possess and have knowledge of confidential information that is highly valuable to a competitor.
Ultimately, employers need to try and ensure that employees do not take confidential information with them when they depart.
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Implement appropriate security policies which address use of computers, email, voice mail and the internet; which define physical and electronic access to trade secrets; which cover telecommuting and employee privacy concerns; and which control vendors and third-party access to confidential information.
Each mistake - major or minor - slowly erodes public confidence in the ability of public organisations to keep confidential information safe.
* Send your client a test e-mail without confidential information and confirm receipt before sending protected information.
Finance Ministry representatives told the House Finance Committee yesterday that the bill would pave the way for the sharing of confidential information on non-taxed residents of Cyprus.
McLaren were charged by the FIA yesterday of having "unauthorised possession of confidential information" belonging to rivals Ferrari.
To protect their employees, confidential information and physical assets properly, the majority of New York tenants install security systems in their office suites.
Many businesses are using stronger monitoring systems on their e-mail and phone networks to ensure that confidential information does not get inadvertently or deliberately leaked outside the company, but some are also finding it a challenge to balance the need for security with employees' comfort and privacy.
Aloha Airlines Inc and Aloha Airgroup Inc filed a lawsuit on 13 October in state Circuit Court, claiming that Mesa Air Group Inc received confidential information as a potential investor in Aloha and used this improperly to enter Hawaii's inter-island market with intent to drive Aloha out of business.
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