NDAs and You: Perfect Together

January 27, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Nondisclosure Agreements, Smart Exporting confidential information, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, NDAs, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, Smart Exporting, us ireland tax treaty

I’m about to betray that I made questionable music choices in the 1980s–but the song most relevant to this post is “Voices Carry” by the band ‘Til Tuesday. If those voices include your company’s confidential or sensitive information, your company will suffer competitive harm. That’s why I recommend that non-US companies expanding into the US get familiar with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality agreements. Continue reading →

Practical Due Diligence on Distributors–it is possible!

January 22, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Distribution Agreements distribution agreements, doing business in the united states, due diligence, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, risk mitigation, sales agents, US affiliate

If your company is thinking about expanding into the US market, chances are that you’ve considered a distribution arrangement (or something similar) with a US person or entity. You may even have been inundated with offers from ‘eager’ third parties to be your distributor, agent, etc. One frequent question is how can an Irish/NI company gather and analyze enough information about a third party to make a good decision about whether to engage with that person/company. Continue reading →

Protect Your IP (Really)

January 13, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Intellectual Property, Nondisclosure Agreements counterfeiting, intellectual property, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, NDAs, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, risk mitigation, Smart Exporting, trademarks, US affiliate

Every now and then, a non-US company will contact me after they have started US operations…but have not protected their intellectual property here. In some cases, the company does not have a full picture of what they have or where they could/should protect it—they have not audited what they have. Continue reading →

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Practical Guidance for Irish and Northern Irish Companies on Doing Business in the U.S.

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NDAs and You: Perfect Together

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Protect Your IP (Really)

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