February 1, 1998

Non-competes common, but companies wonder if they can be enforced

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Many companies have proprietary information they want to protect from

competitors.

But in Boulder County, where new businesses hatch like eggs by employees

splitting off from larger companies, protecting new ideas and research from employees starting their own businesses or finding new jobs is a real challenge.

Whether the company has three or 300 employees, a non-disclosure agreement, stating that all research and new information at the company is the property of company, is often required. Although few companies have gone to court in Colorado to settle litigation pertaining to stolen…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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