Because of my horrendous experience with Shell, I have regularly warned third parties to take all possible precautions when approaching Royal Dutch Shell with confidential commercially valuable information e.g. new ideas.
We have published a number of related articles:
Shell in the US courts again for alleged theft of trade secrets: 20 June 2014
Shell GameChanger – Scam, or Genuine Game Changer?: 10 June 2014
Is it safe to disclose ideas to Shell GameChanger?: 7 June 2014
Shell Oil Must Pay $153.6 Mln Award to Union Carbide: 17 June 2012
Another alleged case of IP theft hits Royal Dutch Shell: 20 May 2012
Shell investigates alleged IP theft at Geelong Refinery: 21 April 2012
ENERTAG PATENTS: MORE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL IP CHICANERY?: 4 November 2009
Shell in deepwater, accused of more IP theft: 13 August 2008
High Court papers unveil ‘secret’ Shell writ losses: 23 April 1998
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