Keeping It Secret

Because it was ridiculous. A great minister certainly knows all about the Council of Ten, and the Council of Ten most certainly keeps its unwinking gaze on ministers. He could never have hoped to have an affair with a foreigner and keep it secret. Never At best he would be stripped of his office and sent into exile. At worst he would die as a traitor. I don t suppose he ever set eyes on Hyacinth Feather before tonight. ... 

Those who discovered it, he says, "always made it a point of conscience and honor to keep it secret. But that the secret might not be lost, but rather preserved to posterity, they expounded it most faithfully in their writings nevertheless, they so clothed and concealed the truth in allegorical language, that even now only a few are able to understand their instruction and turn it to practical account."... 

Which methods of protection should you use That depends (Figure 9-5). If you want to prevent others from using your knowledge, either keep it secret or patent it. If you want to prevent others from patenting, either patent the knowledge or publish it. Do remember patents are expensive, and there is no guarantee that you will get them. 

For every commercial catalyst an optimal combination of unit operation sequence exists for the manufacture of that specific catalyst and there will for each unit operation exist preferential process equipment, i.e. fluid bed calciner for calcination. The sequence of unit operations with the special selection of process equipment and all process parameters forms the know-how for manufacturing a catalyst product of large commercial value. But know-how does not mean that you always know why the desired properties are obtained due to the insufficient scientific characterisation of the catalyst material as described above under 2.1. Even small adjustments of the process can change strength, pore size distribution, bulk density, crystallite size etc. of the product and, thus, harm the performance in the industrial reactor. It has normally been costly and time-consuming to reach the final recipe and, therefore, all catalyst companies want to keep it secret. If a single unit operation is changed it will often influence the optimisation of most of the other unit operations, and much of the development will have to be redone. 

Unfortunately, because substance use is a legally forbidden activity, and most every teenager knows that parents will disapprove, he or she usually elects to keep it secret, leaving them in the dark. So how are parents to find out Not able to see the truth (denied observational data), and not being told the truth (denied conversational data), parents must rely on... 

As an alternative to applying for patents, companies often try to protect the proprietary nature of the information developed in their business by keeping it secret. They may take this course for any of a variety of reasons. They may... 

The exact date is unknown the existence of Australia was not made generally known in Europe earlier than 1511 or later than 1542. We put it that way because both the Dutch and the Portuguese appear to have known of its existence some years earlier, keeping it secret for commercial reasons, just as the Phoenicians kept the secret of the Cassiterides or Tin Islands to themselves (p. 200). It is fair to say that Mother Shipton could never have heard of Australia, and certainly gold was not discovered there until many centuries later (1851). There are other lands, however, that might claim the same distinction two of these are Tasmania and New Zealand, discovered by Tasman around 1642. Whilst so large a part of the world remained undiscovered, Mother Shipton s prediction stood a very good chance of verification. But what are we to make of the addendum to her prophecies —... 

There are laws concerning the disclosure [of this scripture] to the four corners of the world against the covenant of transmission. Keep it secret Beware ... 

Since the publication of differential cryptanalysis, Don Coppersmith, one of DES s designers at IBM, revealed that the DES design team in fact knew about differential cryptanalysis, but had to keep it secret for reasons of national security. He also revealed that they chose the... 

To summarize, in order to be considered a trade secret, the information (/) must not be generaHy known or readily ascertainable (2) must provide a competitive advantage (J) must have been developed, maintained, or acquired at the trade secret owner s expense and (4) must be the subject of the trade secret owner s intent and efforts to keep it confidential. 

For a molder to control secrecy concerning proprietary information, the first approach is to keep it as a personal secret. If people have to be exposed to it, such as present or new employees, visitors, and customers since there exists a need to know, those people should sign a nondisclosure agreement. This agreement could set up problems since a person could already be familiar with the so-called secret. 

Hessel and Lowe try to take the view of the user [9,10]. They conclude that micro reactors have long since become a constituent part of today s chemical R D activities. For them it is not surprising that much news of successes is not disseminated in a branch that profits largely from patents and keeping knowledge secret. Hence all essays on this topic, such as this volume, can only provide a fraction of the information which is free to be communicated. 

Waxes also serve a diversity of other functions related to their water-repellent properties and their firm consistency. Certain skin glands of vertebrates secrete waxes to protect hair and skin and keep it pliable, lubricated, and waterproof. Birds, particularly waterfowl, secrete waxes from their preen glands to keep their feathers water-repellent. The shiny leaves of holly, rhododendrons, poison ivy, and many tropical plants are coated with a thick layer of waxes, which prevents excessive evaporation of water and protects against parasites. 

This related but potentially not claimed material may be dealt with by keeping it as a trade secret, filing a separate patent application if feasible, or still including it in the patent specification as a defense to others filing on the subject matter, and thus potentially preventing you from practicing your own best mode.43... 

Adding sour cream to cakes and frostings keeps them moist and offsets the sweetness a bit. I use the word "secret here because some people, like my husband, hate sour cream. When I bake with it or use it in this dark-chocolate frosting, he licks his plate clean. I think it s all psychological, so until he goes into therapy and is released from his neurosis, I ll just keep it a secret ... 

In 1953, a military operative in Switzerland indicated that Sandoz wanted to sell 10 kilograms—22 pounds, or about 100 million doses—on the open market. A secret coordinating committee that included CIA and Pentagon officials recommended unanimously that the CIA should buy it all for just over a quarter million dollars in order to keep it "out of the hands of the Russians or other possible buyers. CIA chief Allen Dulles approved, and soon two Agency representatives were sent to Sandoz to negotiate. 

I see. It was clear from his tone that he didn t like it. And you chose to keep it a secret. ... 

Sir.—1 am entirely out of medicine and made a requisition yesterday on the Quartermaster for a supply. When he was about to purchase it some one came up and said he was a Medical Purveyor and that the Government would not pay for medicines bought by a Qr. Master [sic] when there was a Purveyor near. Is there a Purveyor in Savannah If there is, why does he keep it a secret from us I made a requisition on the Purveyor on the 19th Jan. on the Purveyor of this department in Charleston and did not have it filled until the 9th of March, and then there was not one-third of the articles required. If the government has prohibited Q. Masters from purchasing please inform me that I may try... 

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