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Telephone
02-77093611
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@fdlaw
address
17th Floor, No. 180, Section 2, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City
Trade secrets and information security protection
Fidelity Law Firm assists companies in establishing trade secret protection and information security systems, handling matters such as security audits, trade secret reviews, confidentiality agreements, employee confidentiality contracts, non-compete clauses, data access control, and civil claims, criminal lawsuits, and litigation strategies in the event of trade secret infringement. For IT companies, technology companies, manufacturers, R&D teams, and companies highly reliant on data assets, system design and evidence preservation are often key to successfully protecting their rights in the future.
Common Enterprise Risks
Source code, system architecture, algorithms, databases, customer information, pricing strategies, and development processes can all be highly sensitive trade secrets.
If technical drawings, process parameters, formulas, molds, supplier information, and cost data are leaked, it could directly lead to a loss of competitive advantage.
Former employees taking customer lists, price quotations, contract terms, or sales materials with them often leads to disputes over trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and damages.
Whether outsourcing companies, consultants, and partners have signed confidentiality agreements, whether access rights are tiered, and whether data is properly documented are all key areas of potential future disputes.
Information security is not just a technical issue; it also involves the integration of internal regulations, contracts, education and training, audit records, and legal liability.
Before an employee leaves, they may download a large number of files, send emails out of the office, or have unusual cloud access permissions. In cases where a competitor suddenly contacts a customer, it is necessary to quickly preserve evidence and plan legal action.
Fidelity's service direction
Our firm can assist companies in taking stock of important information assets, examining which data requires tiered protection, whether existing systems are sufficient to demonstrate "reasonable confidentiality measures," and assessing the completeness of internal regulations, access control, training, record keeping, and information security policies.
In the event of situations such as employees taking away data, customer lists being leaked, source code being leaked, or technical data being used by competitors, our firm can assist in assessing strategies for evidence preservation, preliminary injunctions, civil claims, criminal prosecutions, and subsequent litigation.
The key to trade secret cases is not just that the information is important, but whether the company can prove that it has taken reasonable confidentiality measures.Without established systems, authority, contracts, and audit records, litigation becomes much more difficult when a violation actually occurs.
Legal and cybersecurity integrated services
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Why choose Fidelity?
Our firm has extensive experience in handling corporate legal counsel, intellectual property, commercial contracts, and major commercial disputes, and we have a deep understanding of corporate data, assets, and transaction processes.
Trade secret cases often require technical data, system records, access control settings, forensic identification, and damage calculation. Our firm will plan together the availability of evidence and litigation strategy.
Normally, we assist the company in establishing systems and contracts; afterwards, we assist in handling infringement investigations, lawyer's letters, evidence preservation, civil claims, criminal complaints and court litigation.
FAQ
If a company possesses critical information such as customer lists, pricing strategies, source code, technical documents, process parameters, supplier information, financial models, algorithms, R&D data, or internal management systems, it should establish a trade secret protection system as early as possible. If incidents such as employees leaving and taking data, competitors suspected of using company data, unauthorized access to systems, or leaks of confidential information have already occurred, a lawyer should be consulted immediately to assess evidence preservation, civil claims, and criminal prosecution.
Trade secret protection systems typically include confidentiality classification, access permissions, confidentiality agreements (NDAs), employee confidentiality agreements, non-compete clauses and handover clauses upon leaving the company, control over data downloads and external distribution, server and cloud access management, education and training, audit records, information security policies, and reporting and handling procedures in the event of a breach.
Cybersecurity audits and trade secret reviews can help companies identify which information is worth protecting, whether current systems are sufficient to prove that the company has taken reasonable confidentiality measures, whether employee and outsourcing contracts are complete, whether data access and record keeping are sufficient, and whether civil litigation, criminal prosecution, and claims for damages can be supported in the event of future infringement cases.
It is recommended that the agreement be reviewed by a lawyer. Confidentiality agreements and NDAs must clearly define confidential information, confidentiality obligations, restrictions on use, return and destruction, liability for breach of contract, and jurisdictional agreements; non-compete clauses must pay attention to the legality of their necessity for the job, duration, region, scope, and compensation, otherwise they may not be effectively enforceable in the event of a dispute.
The company should first preserve evidence such as login records, download records, emails, cloud access records, equipment handover records, resignation documents, chat logs, and customer changes. Then, a lawyer should assess whether to apply for evidence preservation, preliminary injunction, civil damages, or file criminal charges such as trade secrets violations, computer misuse violations, or breach of trust.
Our firm combines legal and business practices with information security thinking, and has extensive experience handling trade secrets, intellectual property, commercial disputes, and major civil and criminal cases. For businesses, the focus is not just on post-event litigation, but on planning comprehensively from the perspectives of systems, contracts, authority, auditing, evidence, and litigation strategies to reduce the risk of confidentiality leaks and litigation failures.
You can first prepare company internal regulations, confidentiality agreements, access control information, cybersecurity policies, resignation records, or evidence of suspected infringement. Our firm can assist in assessing systemic risks and determining the next legal steps.