How to Keep a (Trade) Secret: Best Practices for Creating/Maintaining Trade Secrets.

We welcome Kirby Drake, ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses and Founder of Kirby Drake Law PLLC as our guest speaker for this MAPS I&E Seminar.

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How to Keep a (Trade) Secret: Best Practices for Creating/Maintaining Trade Secrets.

12 Jan 2022, 14:00 – 15:00

For the Best Practices for Creating/Maintaining Trade Secrets seminar Kirby Drake will discuss:

What is a trade secret?
What is protectable as a trade secret?
Effects of trade secret disclosure.
Considerations as to whether to protect through trade secrets or patents.
Reasonable measures – best practices to maintain trade secrets.

On Zoom, see calendar invite or contact Ethne James-Souch (e.james-souch@ucl.ac.uk) for joining information.

More on the Speaker: Kirby Drake

Kirby has focused her efforts on helping clients successfully navigate their intellectual property (IP) challenges. She thrives on troubleshooting IP issues. She also enjoys being an advisor to clients when they need assistance in identifying, protecting, and leveraging their IP.

Kirby has a special focus on the patent process, as she is a registered patent attorney.