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When he uttered those famous words, Yoda could have been speaking about non-disclosure agreements. As a Southern California federal court recently confirmed, talking about confidentiality and discussing the need for an NDA may not be sufficient to protect your information, especially if you’ve already disclosed it. If you want to ensure trade secret protection, you’re best off with a signed nondisclosure agreement, or at least concrete evidence of an understanding to treat your disclosures as confidential.