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As businesses increasingly store and access confidential information in the cloud, questions arise as to how to safeguard a company’s private data once it becomes part of an external computing network. Standards for adequately protecting intellectual property are still evolving as cloud computing continues to gain popularity. At the same time, changes in patent law have made trade secrets a more attractive strategy for preserving proprietary information and competitive advantage. Inevitably, tensions will arise between the use of cloud computing and efforts to protect corporate innovation through trade secret law. Insights into best practices for both can help alleviate those tensions, allowing companies to take advantage of cloud technologies while maintaining the value of trade secret assets.
Read the complete article at: Trade Secrets, Security, and Cloud Computing: Best Practices Now