Business Contracts

'Know-How'

Companies often have commercially sensitive information and knowledge or 'know-how' that they need to protect but which cannot be protected by intellectual property rights like patents.  Such information must not be public property or in the public domain.

If you wish to bring an action against a third party there must have been actual use or disclosure of the information. In some cases a threatened disclosure may also be sufficient to start an action.

Our Commercial Team can discuss the most effective ways for your company to protect its commercially sensitive information. If it has already been disclosed or you are being threatened with disclosure, our Dispute Resolution team can assist.