How to register a trade secret?
1️⃣ Choose a category
The first step is to choose the category to which your secret belongs.
Among them we can find: Formulas and Recipes, Industrial Designs, Manufacturing Processes and Methods, Source Codes, Databases, Business Strategies, Financial Information, Government Data, Startups and Investors.
Once you have selected the category that corresponds to your secret, click “Next” to continue.
2️⃣ Enter Owner Information
In this second step, you will need to provide information about the owner of the trade secret.
The purpose of these fields is to establish the identity of the trade secret owner. This information is important for legal and administrative purposes.
On this page, depending on your situation, you can choose between two options, one in the name of a company and one in your personal name.
If you choose to register on behalf of a company, you will have to enter the name of the company, add its identification number, select the country in which the company is located and in which the secret was created, and add the full name of the company’s legal representative.
If you are doing it in your personal capacity, you must add the full name of the owner of the secret, select the country of the owner and add a national identification number.
Once you have completed the form, click ‘Next’ to proceed to the third step of selecting the digital file.
3️⃣ Select a file from your device
You must now select the file to register that contains your trade secret.
Remember that this file is encrypted locally on your device. The original file will never be uploaded to the Internet.
The encrypted version of your document is the one that remains archived.
This ensures that the content of the documents remains private and that the secret remains a secret. It is important to note that the original file should always be kept in a secure location.
You can now move on to the fourth step.
4️⃣ Enter a reference name
In this step you must add a reference name to distinguish the certificate of registration. It should not include any private or sensitive information.
Once you have entered the reference name, proceed to the final verification and enrollment section.
5️⃣ Review and Submit
Here you should check that all the information you have entered is correct, as for security reasons once the registration has been completed it cannot be edited, modified or deleted.
When you are completely satisfied, click the “Submit” button to start the registration process. A final confirmation message will appear on your screen, click “OK” and you are done.
The registration process will start immediately.
Relevant information
You can check the status of your records by accessing the “My Records” page.
This validation and registration process takes on average 20 minutes. Depending on server traffic, this process can be almost instantaneous or take longer than expected.
Once the registration process is completed, you can download the certificate or access it at any time from your enotar.io application. You can view, download or share it.