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Weighing Trade Secrets Vs. Patents For Protecting Ideas

January 22, 2020

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More than ever, intellectual property drives business value. In this article, Sidley partners Paul Veith and Chad Schafer focus on the relative merits of trade secret versus patent protection.

Authors: Charles K. Schafer

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