Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm is an intellectual property and business law practice which spans business disputes and resolutions, patents, trade secrets, intellectual property protection services, contract enforcement, internet and privacy law, and more.
A trade secret is proprietary information you do not want to fall into public domain or your competitor’s hands. Federal law gives a broad definition of things that can be protected as trade secrets:
This definition includes recipes, formulas, methods, techniques, processes, customer lists, computer code, etc. South Carolina law also protects trade secrets.
Kim, Lahey & Killough Trade Secrets attorneys have the experience in counseling clients to ensure that your keys to success stay in-house, working with you to proactively craft protective contracts with your employees, vendors and others in matters related to:
Our attorneys are also prepared to prosecute in court, as well as defend, matters involving:
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm may represent employees and businesses in asserting their trade secret rights or those that are wrongfully accused of trade secret misappropriation and related causes of action. Our attorneys vehemently represent individuals and companies trade secrets cases at all stages of the trade secrets dispute.
Unlike patent applications, trade secrets protect those valuable aspects of your business by keeping them confidential. While innovations may be difficult to reverse engineer, your best protection is maintaining secrecy through well-drafted confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements for every layer of your business.
A significant benefit of trade secrets versus utility patents is that trade secrets last as long as you are able to keep the information secret, whereas patents expire 14-20 years from their filing date.
Our attorneys have over 120 combined years of experience providing legal services, counseling and representation in the highly specialized and regulated areas of trade secrets and intellectual property law. A consultation with one of our intellectual property trade secrets attorneys will assist you in determining the best methods of protection for your needs.
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm uses a client-centric focus to structure, protect and defend your intellectual property assets and help your business succeed.
Whether you are a potential client or an attorney who needs help on an IP-related matter, we will be happy to assist you.
