{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/confidential-information-name-for-your-product/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"12c642f3-bc8c-5cd4-9f78-1fe95f4cb5c6","excerpt":"Links from this article:Read the article here. Allowing a provision under Toxic Chemical Substances Act to remain intact, allows manufacturers to use a generic…","html":"<p><strong>Links from this article:</strong><a href=\"http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/216973-have-it-both-ways-protect-intellectual-property-and?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read the article here.</a></p>\n<p>Allowing a provision under <em>Toxic Chemical Substances Act</em> to remain intact, allows manufacturers to use a generic name when publicly disclosing an industrial chemical they produce rather than the scientific name that is submitted to <em>EPA</em> (thereby protecting its IP, as the name would disclose the compounds involved to make it). </p>\n<p>This strikes the desired balance between maintaining public confidence in the safety of industrial chemicals, while giving manufacturers the incentive to create newer and greener chemicals without divulging the scientific names for the chemicals to submit to the <em>EPA</em>. This issue is something to be considered in <strong>confidentiality agreements</strong> as well. If the name of the product exposes information as to its makeup, care should be taken when drafting the ownership of confidential information clause and definition of “confidential information” section in the agreements to use a generic name in reference to the specific product.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/216973-have-it-both-ways-protect-intellectual-property-and?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read the article here.</a></p>\n<h3>Take away:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>By using a <strong>generic name</strong> to divulge a product to the public, instead of using the <strong>scientific or specific name</strong>, it may strike a <em>balance</em> between protecting your company’s <strong>intellectual property</strong> while appeasing any requests for information by the public or investigative agency.</li>\n</ul>","frontmatter":{"title":"Confidential Information & Name For Your Product","date":"March 01, 2016","description":"This articles discusses how to protect confidential information, and maintain intellectual property while naming a product.","author":{"id":"rajah@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Rajah","last":"Lehal","bio":"Rajah Lehal is Founder and CEO of Clausehound.com.  Rajah is a legal technologist and technology lawyer who is, together with the Clausehound team, capturing and sharing lawyer expertise, building deal negotiation libraries, teaching negotiation in classrooms, and automating negotiation with software.","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1,"src":"/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/bdd4d/Rajah.jpg","srcSet":"/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/2b9ee/Rajah.jpg 80w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/e5d64/Rajah.jpg 160w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/bdd4d/Rajah.jpg 320w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/6e63d/Rajah.jpg 400w","sizes":"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px"}}}},"tags":["Confidentiality","NDA","Confidential Information","Commercial Activities","Confidentiality Agreement","Rajah"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/confidential-information-name-for-your-product/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-can-corporations-in-kentucky-establish-the-venue-for-derivative-and-books-and-records-litigation-in-their-articles-of-incorporation/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Can corporations establish the venue for litigation based on their registered business address?","tags":["Jurisdiction Shopping","Mondaq","Learn","USA","All Jurisdictions","USA(KY)"],"author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/beware-when-entering-into-a-lease-agreement/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Beware When Entering Into a Lease Agreement","tags":["Landlord's Work","Commercial Lease","Commercial Activities","Rajah"],"author":{"id":"rajah@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Rajah","last":"Lehal"}}}}}}