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Patent or Trade Secret? How to Make the Right Choice

The Lawyers Weekly

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Owners of a new technology commonly have to choose between keeping an invention secret or seeking patent protection forit. The two options are mutually exclusive and a variety of factors wil influence the choice of strategy. This article outlines the factors to consider in making a choice between secrecy adn patenting.

First published in The Lawyers Weekly, May 7, 2010

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