About 3Dresyns trade secrets

Trade secret protection

For 3Dresyns, trade secret protection is often a better option than patents, because patents are granted in exchange for public disclosure. A patent must describe an invention in enough detail that others could replicate it.

Patent offices assess whether an invention is novel and nonobvious based on prior art (public information that existed before the filing date). If a patent is granted, it is published for public inspection.

A key risk of patenting is that if one or more patent offices do not consider an invention novel, consider it obvious, or view it as unpatentable subject matter, the application may not be granted while still being published and disclosed, leaving the invention with no protection.

Trade secrets protect valuable information (including but not limited to technologies, compositional formulas, programs, methods, techniques, or processes) by keeping it confidential. Patent protection lasts typically 20 years, while trade secret protection lasts as long as the secret is kept secret. Trade secrets are best suited for inventions that are not readily ascertainable by proper means, which is the case for 3Dresyns cutting-edge products and technologies.

3Dresyns policies for securing its trade secrets

3Dresyns protects its inventions and proprietary know-how through a combination of:

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
Restricting access to trade secrets and confidential proprietary information
Encryption and controlled digital access
High-security IT practices
Restricted facilities, internal policies and operating protocols

Examples of information 3Dresyns does not disclose

Chemical compositions of products, which are withheld as trade secrets to protect proprietary intellectual property. Nevertheless, 3Dresyns is committed to disclose product risks and hazards to ensure appropriate handling and usage, including precautionary statements and labelling/pictograms for risk assessment, prevention, mitigation and communication.
Read: About protecting confidential compositional information in Material Safety Data Sheets MSDSs
Location of high-security facilities (with the exception of local authorities and the Government)
Identity of key employees for security reasons and to reduce the risk of being contacted and hired by competitors
Customer, supplier and collaborator information, rather than selectively sharing it publicly for marketing purposes (including the use of logos), unless explicitly approved and aligned with legal terms prior to placing orders:
3D resyns collaborations | 3Dresyns legal terms | Use of logo

3Dresyns restricted facilities

3Dresyns does not allow outsiders (including suppliers and customers) to visit facilities and does not perform on-site/off-site second-party audits for security reasons. Facilities have restricted access to prevent potential risks of physical data breaches and to comply with existing NDAs and internal physical and digital security policies. This high level of security is crucial to protect both 3Dresyns and its customers from competitors.

Read: On-site / off-site and second-party ISO audits

If you require on-site access for an audit as a customer requirement, you will need to accept our prohibition to access our facilities by outsiders.

3Dresyns business model is an efficient multivariable & multifunctional online service based on a multi response optimisation system (not a face-to-face public showroom or workshop) designed to give fast and reliable online solutions to existing unmet customer and market needs related to 3D printing.

3Dresyns high digital security

3Dresyns has intentionally reduced the number of access points (company emails and web connections) to reduce the risk of common digital security breaches such as phishing, eavesdropping, Denial-of-Service (DoS) and malware.

Prevention of digital security breaches includes protecting and creating strong passwords, educating employees, and developing robust IT security systems to protect our data and our customers’ data.

All key data, including confidential and proprietary data of 3Dresyns and its customers, is stored in the cloud on servers located in several high-security data centers. Our cloud hosting provider is ISO 27001 certified and satisfies the SOC1, SOC2 and SOC3 security requirements:

Encryption of server communications using advanced industry-standard encryption schemes and protocols
Cybersecurity tools used to monitor configurations and prevent potential vulnerabilities
Regular penetration tests performed by cybersecurity companies to identify potential vulnerabilities

About reverse engineering and permission to publish

Reverse engineering a trade secret can be legal unless there is a previous agreement not to reverse engineer. Purchasing 3Dresyns products requires acceptance of 3Dresyns legal terms, which include clauses related to Permission to publish, Prohibition against reverse engineering, and Non defamation & non disparagement.

Customers, upon acceptance of 3Dresyns legal terms, are obliged to refrain from publishing research, testing results, trade secrets, or intellectual property without written consent of 3Dresyns (the “Company”), and to refrain from disclosing publicly any research or testing results to third parties until the Company has reviewed and approved the contents and methodology used. This protects 3Dresyns intellectual property and trade secrets and prevents defamation, disparagement, libel and economic damage caused by the spread of trade secret, defamatory or disparagement information.

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