Articles Helping you understand the law

Whole books have been written about how to negotiate business confidentiality agreements. Since you have a company to run, here is a quick guide to the six most important negotiation points of a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”).

You have put a lot of time and money into creating your invention, creative work, or brand name (all forms of intellectual property, or IP). Unfortunately, there are people who instead of working hard to create their own work would rather take the easy road of using your work without your permission.

A common problem for architects and construction companies is someone using one of their designs without permission. This might be a rogue client who refuses to pay for the design but is planning to use it anyway. Or it might be another construction company trying to please a client who likes a building designed by your firm.