Trade secrets and patents offer very different forms of protection, with different pros and cons. A trade secret may last indefinitely, while a patent has a fixed term of 20 years. Independent reinvention is permissible under...more
Why should companies considering trade secret litigation consider their patent portfolios? After all, trade secrets, by definition, are secret. They have value in the marketplace by virtue of not being disclosed. And like the...more
9/23/2020
/ Certiorari ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Remand ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
UTSA
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the United States and Americans anxiously await the arrival of a vaccine, biotech companies are grappling with the uncertainty of patent protection for COVID related biomedical...more
9/15/2020
/ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Eligibility ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
OSTP ,
Patent Act ,
Patents ,
Policy Drafting ,
Section 101 ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency