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当追求者成为你的竞争对手

当追求者成为你的竞争对手
Last updated on: 1 月 2, 2025
Author: Chris Buntel

This article is part of Tangibly’s Guest Series. Read the original article here.

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并购(M&A)尽职调查总是涉及机密信息和商业秘密的共享。几乎总会有一份保密协议(NDA),但通常只有一句含糊不清的话,如 "探索 A 公司和 B 公司之间的潜在业务关系"。

如果并购没有成功(无论什么原因),麻烦就会开始。收购公司现在已经接触到目标公司的许多商业秘密,必须格外小心,避免受到污染。商业秘密污染尤其危险,因为它会逐渐在组织中扩散,并 "感染 "未来的产品和服务。

最近的一个例子是 Propel Fuels 诉 Phillips 66 案。Phillips 公司评估了 Propel 公司的收购可能性,但终止了谈判,随后推出了自己的可再生燃料竞争产品。Propel 以违反 NDA 和窃取 88 项商业机密(包括财务数据和业务战略)为由提起诉讼。Propel 公司从陪审团那里赢得了 $604.9 百万美元的损害赔偿,由于菲利普斯公司的故意和恶意行为,法院可能会将损害赔偿增加三倍。严重损害赔偿!如果损害赔偿得到提高,这将是审判级别最高的商业秘密赔偿之一。

遇到这种情况该怎么办?具体说明你的商业机密是什么,签订一份可靠的保密协议,在分享商业机密时通知接收者或得到接收者的认可。基本上,请遵循 Tangibly 的五项最佳实践!

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