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Confidentiality<\/h1><\/div>
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To many businesses, confidentiality of ideas and innovations are their most important commercial asset. It can be as important, if not more important, than formal intellectual property<\/a> rights and for some rights it is a pre-requisite for protection. In order to safeguard your confidential information and know-how, it should be kept secret from competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Provided your information is kept secret and out of the public domain, it is considered confidential information. Some typical examples of confidential information or trade secrets include:<\/p>\n