How does the Competition preserve confidentiality?
Every year, all judges are required to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements that state they will not discuss, use, or convey any information they read in your entry with any other person(s) outside of the judging process. Applications are screened for any potential conflict of interest before they are assigned to judges. In addition, if a judge is working on a similar project or area of research as yours he or she is required to recuse himself from reviewing or judging your invention.
