Hrdy & Seaman: Are NDAs unenforceable when they protect more than trade secrets?
Guest post by Camilla A. Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law Are NDAs unenforceable when they protect more than trade secrets?The standard answer is no.NDAs can prevent disclosure of contractually-defined "confidential" information that is shared in the course of a confidential relationship, even if it is not technically a trade secret.