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Trade Secret Timing
Because trade secrets don't involve
filing any documents with any governmental agency, there are no time
requirements to create trade secret rights. Further, trade
secret rights can exist indefinitely, as long as the information is
kept secret. However, there is timing involved in the
procedures which should be in place to ensure secrecy. First
among these are employee entrance and exit interviews, followed by
obtaining signed confidentiality agreements from third parties prior
to disclosure of sensitive information.
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