Using Joint Ventures for Technology Projects
by William S. Wyler
Schwartz, Manes & Ruby

Why a joint venture? There are many reasons. However, the two most common reasons are 1) to share the financial obligations on a project, which is too expensive for a single participant, and 2) to bring different areas of expertise together, for a project in which none of the participants have all the required areas of expertise. A joint venture can permit a company to participate in a development project it could never undertake on its own. However, when the joint venture involves high technology products careful preparation is even more important than.

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Protecting Your Trade Secrets
by William S. Wyler
Schwartz, Manes & Ruby

Trade secret protection requires several steps, all of which must be reviewed and maintained on a regular basis. Trade secret is a statutory creation in every state. In order to have a protractible trade secret, the statutes must be followed. Failure to follow the statutes at any step will destroy the trade secret protection of the information.

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