How to Create and Protect a Trade Secret

(90) Should you patent your idea, or is a trade secret a better option? What well-known innovation worth billions of dollars is protected by a trade secret rather than a patent and why? What is a trade secret? What protection do trade secrets offer? What role do nondisclosure agreements play in the creation of a trade secret? Watch this video for answers to these questions and more.

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This Channel provides ideas and education for Entrepreneurs and other Creative Visionaries. Topics in these videos include intellectual property, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and general business practices.

John Ferrell is a founder and patent attorney at the Silicon Valley law firm of Carr & Ferrell. The author of two books and a growing YouTube channel on Intellectual Property, John’s passion for creating and protecting intellectual property is reflected in his representation of many of the world’s most important companies and inventors - some 5,000 so far. Founded in 1992, Carr & Ferrell has filed more than 10,000 patent applications covering nearly every imaginable technology.

Representative clients have included: 3Com, A10 Networks, Analogix, Apple Computer, Ariat, ASG Technologies, Atmel, Autodesk, Bank of America, Broadcom, Cadence, Canon, Caterpillar, Charles Schwab, Cirrus Logic, Cisco Systems, CSX, Dreamworks, Elasticsearch, Epson, Facebook, FireEye, Fonality, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Icon Aircraft, IDEO, Intuit, Intuitive Surgical, KLA-Tencor, Knowles, Kodak, Lam Research, Lockheed, LSI Logic, Lucent, Marvell Technology, Mitsumi, Netgear, Olivetti, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Polycom, Philips, Plantronics, Princess Cruise Lines, Proofpoint, Rambus, Raytheon, Ricoh, Rohm Semiconductor, Ruckus Wireless, SDL, Seagate, Sega, Seiko Systems, Silver Peak, Sonos, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Sutter Health, Swagelok, Synnex, Synthetic Genomics, Technogym, The Ferrero Group, Trend Micro, Urban Outfitters, VIA Technologies, vArmour, Veritas, VMware, Wells Fargo, Western Digital, and Xilinx.

Distinguished by his demonstrated technical and legal expertise, John has been noted in the Silicon Valley Business Journal list of Who's Who in Silicon Valley and Northern California's Super Lawyers. He was also listed by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California's top Rainmakers, by San Jose Magazine as one of Silicon Valley's top Legal Eagles, and by San Francisco Magazine as one of Northern California's top lawyers. Additionally, under his leadership, the firm has been recognized by Corporate Counsel Magazine as a Go to Law Firm for Intellectual Property. John has received an AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® (a representation of the highest level of professional excellence). Over the past three decades, John has presented on and spoken about patent and intellectual property issues, both legal and technology business forums around the globe.

In addition to practicing law, John is an active technology investor and member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest seed fund organization.

Please note that this Channel provides general legal and business information for education purposes only and is not intended to provide legal advice or create an Attorney-Client relationship. John Ferrell is admitted to practice law in California, before the USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office), before various U.S. Federal District and Appeals Courts and before the Supreme Court of the United States.

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John Ferrell, Esq.
Monopoly Architect, Patent Strategist, Attorney
Carr & Ferrell LLP
411 Borel Ave., Ste. 603
San Mateo, CA 94402

[answer]

Enforcing the DTSA is not an easy task with the failure of the FBI and DOJ to investigate criminal misappropriation.

[domomitsune]

This question keeps coming up, if I "discovered" the secret formula for Coca-Cola as a trade secret as it currently is, could I patent and copyrighted it, and then turn around and Sue Coca-Cola for producing my patent?

[ImarSchmo]

At 2:52 - What's the cockroach running across the scene have to do with the secret sauce? I think it's the Trade Secret. lmao

[currentaffairs]

Hi John, I dont find any social media platform of you through which i can contact with you. If you provide any social media platform it will be very helpful for me Thanks