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title: Intanify protection for trade secrets
description: Comprehensive trade secret protection — secure your intellectual assets, manage access, maintain compliance, and prove ownership when it matters most.
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# Your trade secrets are at risk

You have trade secrets - every company does. But they are leaking and are not protected by the law.​

[Predict my 5 top trade secrets](https://www.intanify.com/predict-my-5-top-trade-secrets?hsLang=en)

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## What is a trade secret?

- Confidential business information that provides a competitive advantage
- Is not generally known, and kept secret
- Any information - technical through to commercial

Commercial trade secrets include:

- Customer and prospect lists and CRM data
- Detailed pricing models and discount matrices
- Business plans, expansion or M&A target short-lists
- Financial projections and cost-structure 

Technical trade secrets include:

- Source code, Algorithms, AI/ML models and  weights
- Proprietary datasets and training data
- R&D roadmaps, prototype data and product designs
- Proprietary product formulas or recipes

## ![leakage](https://www.intanify.com/hubfs/Icons/leakage.svg)

## 85% leaks by people

72% of staff admit taking data they created when leaving; 59% believe it’s theirs to take

Good (by mistake) and disgruntled staff (not), investors, partners, customers...

## ![90%value](https://www.intanify.com/hubfs/Icons/90%25value.svg)

## 90% of your assets

Intangible assets account for 90% of your asset value, much of that will be trade secrets

Investors will not value what they don’t see / is not protected

## ![financial](https://www.intanify.com/hubfs/Icons/financial.svg)

## Huge financials costs

Up to £60bn trade secrets stolen in the UK each year, $600bn in the US

Trade secret legal damages awards are now  routinely $100m+

Intanify is trusted to help protect trade secrets by:

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![Orderly_Grey](https://www.intanify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Client%20logos/Orderly_Grey.png?width=234&height=50&name=Orderly_Grey.png)

## Leaks and thefts are real and happening

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.35.36](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.35.36.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.35.36.png)

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.34.58](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.58.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.58.png)

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.34.42](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.42.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.42.png)

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.34.09](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.09.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.09.png)

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.34.02](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.02.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.34.02.png)

![Screenshot 2025-04-28 at 14.35.05](https://27183743.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/27183743/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.35.05.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Screenshot%202025-04-28%20at%2014.35.05.png)

## Why it matters

- Competitive Advantage? Gone. Your secret sauce is now someone else’s. And they’ll improve it.
- Once lost, you can’t get it back. One employee could change everything
- Your trade secrets underpin your value and your moat
- A trade secret loss or leak will ruin your reputation – with customers, investors and the market

## Why it matters now

- Investors are doing more Due Diligence - Founders need to prove value and signal good management
- Persistent staff turnover - Your trade secrets walk out at 5pm each day
- Surge in Trade Secret litigation - 81% of awards to the plaintiff – whether you or the other side
- AI and reverse engineering - Advancements simplify reverse-engineering, increasing risks

###### Intanify Insights on trade secrets

- [Palantir, people and the 72% problem: how trade secrets walk out the door (article)](https://www.intanify.com/palantir-people-and-the-72-problem?hsLang=en)
- [Every company has trade secrets—and they’re being stolen.](https://www.intanify.com/every-company-has-trade-secrets-and-theyre-being-stolen?hsLang=en) (article)
- How [Akrivia](https://www.intanify.com/akrivia-intanify?hsLang=en) and [Audiebant](https://www.intanify.com/audiebant-intanify?hsLang=en) protected their trade secrets (case studies)
- [Ilanit Appelfeld on trade secrets, funding and exit](https://www.intanify.com/ilanit-appelfeld?hsLang=en) (interview)

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# Protect your trade secrets with Intanify

[Predict my 5 top trade secrets](https://www.intanify.com/predict-my-5-top-trade-secrets?hsLang=en)

[Download trade secret 1pager](https://www.intanify.com/receive-trade-secret-protection-pack?hsLang=en)

### Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if I have trade secrets?

Every company has trade secrets. The only question is whether they are protected. 

How do I identify my trade secrets?

A lawyer, consultant, or Intanify can identify them for you.

How do I protect my trade secrets

The first step is to identify your company's trade secrets. After that implement a trade secret program. Download your free trade secret protection pack to learn more.

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