confidentiality.
In our multidisciplinary-oriented team, we advise our clients in all relevant subject areas surrounding the protection of, and effective utilization of trade secrets. These can be of superlative value — not only for technology companies. Confidential business information and operational know-how (such as manufacturing methods, customer and supplier lists, business strategies, company data, market analyses, prototypes, formulas, but also research results) are sometimes the decisive factor for a company's success — as long as a third party does not profit from this (without permission).
services.
- Implementing suitable confidentiality concepts
- Categorizing relevant business information and operational know-how
- Linking confidentiality concepts and compliance management systems
- Contract drafting (evaluation and adaptation of contractual protective measures)
- Support for technical and organizational protective measures
- Support in sensitizing employees and contract partners
- Representation in out-of-court and judicial disputes arising from employment relationships
- Representation in out-of-court and judicial disputes vis-à-vis contract/cooperation partners and competitors
- Protection of intellectual property (IP)
- Contract management
- Evaluation and adaptation of cooperation agreements, subcontractor agreements, supplier contracts
- Research and development agreements
- Employment contracts and contracts with freelancers
- Nondisclosure agreements (NDA)
- Letter of intent (LOI) and share purchase agreements and other company acquisition agreements
- Reasonable contractual penalty provisions
- Exploitation of confidential business information and operational know-how through licensing agreements
- Individual contractual restrictive clauses to prevent reverse engineering
- Whistleblowing
