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One of my company's internally developed algorithms was published online. It's a complex algorithm that took years to develop, I have a pretty good idea of which employee leaked it based on the team who worked on it and personal information on the blog, but I want confirmation. The algorithm is covered in detail but without any code from our codebase, so my employee might have thought it was okay to share this information publicly when it is absolutely not.
What steps should I take to confirm this employee's identity, and make sure this issue doesn't happen again with our engineers? Regarding the algorithm, it looks like it's been online for at least a month. What can we do to mitigate damage from competition. Should we go ahead and license it? Should we even talk about this on our company blog?
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One of my company's internally developed algorithms was published online. It's a complex algorithm that took years to develop, I have a pretty good idea of which employee leaked it based on the team who worked on it and personal information on the blog, but I want confirmation. The algorithm is covered in detail but without any code from our codebase, so my employee might have thought it was okay to share this information publicly when it is absolutely not.
What steps should I take to confirm this employee's identity, and make sure this issue doesn't happen again with our engineers? Regarding the algorithm, it looks like it's been online for at least a month. What can we do to mitigate damage from competition. Should we go ahead and license it? Should we even talk about this on our company blog?
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One of my company's internally developed algorithms was published online. It's a complex algorithm that took years to develop, I have a pretty good idea of which employee leaked it based on the team who worked on it and personal information on the blog, but I want confirmation. The algorithm is covered in detail but without any code from our codebase, so my employee might have thought it was okay to share this information publicly when it is absolutely not.
What steps should I take to confirm this employee's identity, and make sure this issue doesn't happen again with our engineers? Regarding the algorithm, it looks like it's been online for at least a month. What can we do to mitigate damage from competition. Should we go ahead and license it? Should we even talk about this on our company blog?
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One of my company's internally developed algorithms was published online. It's a complex algorithm that took years to develop, I have a pretty good idea of which employee leaked it based on the team who worked on it and personal information on the blog, but I want confirmation. The algorithm is covered in detail but without any code from our codebase, so my employee might have thought it was okay to share this information publicly when it is absolutely not.
What steps should I take to confirm this employee's identity, and make sure this issue doesn't happen again with our engineers? Regarding the algorithm, it looks like it's been online for at least a month. What can we do to mitigate damage from competition. Should we go ahead and license it? Should we even talk about this on our company blog?
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Step 1 - Get an intellectual property law firm hired. Not a lawyer, a LAW FIRM!
Step 2 - Listen to them!
At the very least, you should file for a copyright AND a patent on it ASAP (copyright will probably get turned down, but patent will probably not).
Then have that law firm send a takedown notice to the blog's registered agent(s).
This will cost $, but if your algorithm is valuable, this is what to do.
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Wesley Long
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Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
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Step 1 - Get an intellectual property law firm hired. Not a lawyer, a LAW FIRM!
Step 2 - Listen to them!
At the very least, you should file for a copyright AND a patent on it ASAP (copyright will probably get turned down, but patent will probably not).
Then have that law firm send a takedown notice to the blog's registered agent(s).
This will cost $, but if your algorithm is valuable, this is what to do.
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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down vote
Step 1 - Get an intellectual property law firm hired. Not a lawyer, a LAW FIRM!
Step 2 - Listen to them!
At the very least, you should file for a copyright AND a patent on it ASAP (copyright will probably get turned down, but patent will probably not).
Then have that law firm send a takedown notice to the blog's registered agent(s).
This will cost $, but if your algorithm is valuable, this is what to do.
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Step 1 - Get an intellectual property law firm hired. Not a lawyer, a LAW FIRM!
Step 2 - Listen to them!
At the very least, you should file for a copyright AND a patent on it ASAP (copyright will probably get turned down, but patent will probably not).
Then have that law firm send a takedown notice to the blog's registered agent(s).
This will cost $, but if your algorithm is valuable, this is what to do.
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
Step 1 - Get an intellectual property law firm hired. Not a lawyer, a LAW FIRM!
Step 2 - Listen to them!
At the very least, you should file for a copyright AND a patent on it ASAP (copyright will probably get turned down, but patent will probably not).
Then have that law firm send a takedown notice to the blog's registered agent(s).
This will cost $, but if your algorithm is valuable, this is what to do.
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
answered 2 mins ago
Wesley Long
46.1k16101170
46.1k16101170
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
add a comment |Â
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
Why do you differentiate between lawyer and law firm? Isn't a law firm just a group of lawyers?
– David K
43 secs ago
add a comment |Â
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