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For information on computer and
information security, contact your
local Information Technology
department or the Office of GIT
Security.
Confidential Information, Intellectual
Property and Proprietary Information
of Others
Company Proprietary Information
Our
Company regularly produces valuable,
non-public ideas, strategies and other
kinds of business information. Schering-
Plough owns this confidential or
proprietary information just as it does
other kinds of property. A few examples
are sales, marketing and other corporate
databases; marketing strategies and
plans; pricing information; customer
and colleague records; manufacturing
techniques; research and technical
data; proposals; and new product
development. Because it is the product
of our Company's hard work, various
laws allow Schering-Plough to protect
this information from use by outsiders
as long as we use our best efforts to
keep the information confidential.
This means:
- Protecting the confidentiality of
Schering-Plough's proprietary
information to ensure that we
receive the benefits of our work.
- Respecting the confidentiality
agreement you signed when you
began working at Schering-Plough.
- Not discussing such confidential
information in public places where
others can overhear.
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Confidential Information,
Intellectual Property, and
Proprietary Information of
Others
Q. I will be leaving
Schering-
Plough to work for another company. I don't have any
confidentiality obligation to Schering-Plough after I leave, do I?
A. Yes, you do. The
confidentiality agreement
you signed when you began
your employment continues to
apply, even after you leave the
Company.
Q. I have an idea to reduce
subscription costs for trade
publications. The office should
get just one subscription to each
journal or newsletter. The office
copy would then be circulated
to everyone in the office, with
instructions to reproduce for
their files any articles they
might need. Is this a good,
cost-cutting measure?
A. No.While it's great to cut
costs, part of your idea may
violate copyright law. It is fine
to circulate the publications,
but not to have colleagues make
separate file copies of articles for
their later use. If they need file
copies, they must first obtain
permission of the copyright
owner, or additional copies of the
publications can be purchased.
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