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Keep it secret or file a patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. Keep it secret or file a patent ? Generally, the public benefits from the revelation of new technologies. What if your patent is not enabling? ” Will you still get the patent?

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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Trade Secret or Patent?

The IP Law Blog

Business owners often ask whether they should protect their intellectual property with a trade secret or a patent. A trade secret protects a business’s confidential and proprietary information. A patent protects an invention. The patent application has to describe the invention in detail and how to make and use the invention.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

Trading Secrets

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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Celanese v. ITC – Exploring the Crossroads of Trade Secrets and Patent Rights Post AIA

LexBlog IP

The Core Issue at Hand This case centers around the America Invents Act (AIA) and whether a product’s prior sale by the patent applicant can disqualify the patenting of the method used to produce said product. Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. Plot twist!

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.